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Alternative Title:
J Disabil Policy Stud
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1044207313494236
Personal Author:
Fox, Michael H. ; Witten, Mary Helen ; Lullo, Carolyn
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Description:
Achieving healthy weight for people with disabilities in the United States is a challenge. Obesity rates for adults and children with disabilities are significantly higher than for those without disabilities, with differences remaining even when controlling for other factors. Reasons for this disparity include lack of healthy food options for many people with disabilities living in restrictive environments, difficulty with chewing or swallowing food, medication use contributing to changes in appetite, physical limitations that can reduce a person's ability to exercise, constant pain, energy imbalance, lack of accessible environments in which to exercise or fully participate in other activities, and resource scarcity among many segments of the disability population. In order for there to be a coordinated national effort to address this issue, a framework needs to be developed from which research, policy, and practice can emerge. This paper reviews existing literature and presents a conceptual model that can be used to inform such a framework, provides examples of promising practices, and discusses challenges and opportunities moving forward.
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Conceptual Model
Disability
Disparities
Obesity
Surveillance

Source:
J Disabil Policy Stud. 2013; 25(3):175-185.
Pubmed ID:
26113785
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4476958
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
IMV9/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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CDC Public Access
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