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Comorbidity Prevalence, Healthcare Utilization, and Expenditures of Medicaid Enrolled Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Vohra, Rini; Madhavan, Suresh; Sambamoorthi, Usha – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
A retrospective data analysis using 2000-2008 three state Medicaid Analytic eXtract was conducted to examine the prevalence and association of comorbidities (psychiatric and non-psychiatric) with healthcare utilization and expenditures of fee-for-service enrolled adults (22-64 years) with and without autism spectrum disorders (International…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Health Services
Overweight Status, Obesity, and Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Henderson, C. Michael; Robinson, Laura M.; Davidson, Philip W.; Haveman, Meindert; Janicki, Matthew P.; Albertini, Giorgio – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Research indicates that adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) have high rates of overweight status/obesity (OSO). OSO is associated with several important risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). This study focused on assessing whether such risk factors are being identified in adults with ID who are receiving their healthcare in…
Descriptors: Obesity, Heart Disorders, Mental Retardation, Physicians
Physical Fitness and the Stress Process
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Ensel, Walter M.; Lin, Nan – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
In the current paper we focus on the role of physical fitness in the life stress process for both psychological and physical well-being. The major research question posed in the current study is: Does physical fitness deter distress in a model containing the major components of the life stress process? That is, do individuals who exercise show…
Descriptors: Evidence, Stress Variables, Physical Fitness, Psychology
Black Health Issues in New York State: Condition, Prognosis, Prescription. Volume 1, Health.
New York Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, Albany. – 1988
An examination of the health status of blacks in each phase of the life cycle in New York State indicates a significant discrepancy between the health status of black and white New Yorkers, and a clear link between poverty and poor health. The following life stages were examined and key health issues were identified: (1) prenatal/newborn; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adults, Black Mothers, Black Youth
Mobilization and Educational Strategies in a Model Community Cholesterol Education Program.
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Weston, R. Eric; And Others – Health Values: The Journal of Health Behavior, Education & Promotion, 1992
Describes the culturally sophisticated community mobilization and educational strategies used to develop, implement, and evaluate a cholesterol education, screening, and referral intervention that effectively elicited the participation of underserved African Americans traditionally unresponsive to such efforts. The paper presents recommendations…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Community Education, Community Health Services
Stress and Well-Being in the Aftermath of the World Trade Center Attack: The Continuing Effects of a Communitywide Disaster
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Adams, Richard E.; Boscarino, Joseph A. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
In this study, we examine the relationship between exposure to the World Trade Center disaster (WTCD) and the well-being of adults living in New York City (NYC) at the time of the attacks by using a stress process model. One year after the attacks, we conducted a telephone survey of a cross-sectional random sample of city residents with an…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Well Being, Physical Health