The Center for Disabilities Studies and Delaware Family Voices/Family to Family Health Information Center have created a new edition of Connecting the Dots, A Guide to Finding Services for Children and Adults with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs in Delaware. The guide includes suggestions about where to begin your search for information and services; extensive [...]
 
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Webinar to Focus on the Unique Role of CDC’s Division of Human Development and Disability Episode 3: Differences in Health Status for People with Disabilities Tuesday, January 24th from 4:00- 5:00 pm EST CDC recognizes the challenges that people with disabilities face in achieving and maintaining good health. This webinar will describe some of [...] New Refined Data Standards for Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Primary Language, and Disability Status The Department of Health and Human Services on Oct. 31, 2011, published final standards for data collection on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language and disability status, as required by Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act. Identifying disparities and effectively targeting and [...] Pregnant women and new moms get free health text messages. Text “BABY” to 511411 or go to www.text4baby.org. TEXT4BABY state enrollment contest ends 10/20. Delaware is so close to ranking in the top 3 for registered moms. Share this message and get more moms connected! Learn more at http://www.gohdwd.org/health-care/devscreen/text-4-baby/ or contact Karen Zalewski at (302) 831-6839 or [...] The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new steps to reduce premiums and make it easier for Americans to enroll in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) in Delaware. PCIP is a new program created by the Affordable Care Act to help uninsured people with a pre-existing condition get high quality [...] US Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new website, CuidadodeSalud.gov (http://www.cuidadodesalud.gov/enes/index.html), the first website of its kind in Spanish, to help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources to help them access quality, affordable health care coverage. Click to read more The Department of Justice (DOJ), which regulates and enforces key provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), recently issued new technical guidance on accessible medical care (http://www.ada.gov/medcare_ta.htm). Access for people with disabilities to medical care has been problematic and the subject of DOJ compliance investigations. The 19-page guide, “Access to Medical Care for [...] |
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