CPSTF Recommendations can Improve Health in People with Disabilities! New Publication! The American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) published a new report that summarizes how public health recommendations from the Guide to Community Preventive Services can be adapted to better benefit people with disabilities.

Why is this important?

• One in five adults in the United States have some type of disability (CDC, 2017).
• Adults with disabilities are more likely to be obese, smoke, have high blood pressure, and be physically inactive than adults without disabilities(CDC, 2017).
• Increased risk for medical conditions, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and some cancers are also more common among adults with disabilities (CDC, 2017).

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The Guide to Community Preventive Services and Disability Inclusion- share this link with colleagues

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The Community Guide

The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) is a website that is a collection of all the evidence-based findings and recommendations of the Community Preventive Services Task Force.