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The contents of this product were developed as part of a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Health and Function awarded to The Ohio State University Nisonger Center through a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant numbers 90RTHF0002-01-00 and 90RTHF0006-01-00). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-5-2025
Abstract
Summary:
Disability status is rarely included in health research and policy, including intersectional research, perpetuating health inequities for this population. This paper calls on researchers and policymakers to take concrete steps to advance health equity for disabled people, including those at the intersections of disability, race, ethnicity, poverty, and other marginalized identities. We propose four strategies with recommendations to promote: a) meaningful engagement of disabled and multiply marginalized people in research and policy planning; b) cohesive, systemic disability data collection and analyses; c) use of intersectional approaches to examine structural drivers of health inequities; and d) leveraging of administrative data to improve disability healthcare policies and practices.
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DOI
10.1016/j.lana.2025.101199
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/44017
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Citation Details
Havercamp, S. M., Krahn, G. L., Murray, A. J., Akobirshoev, I., Bellamy, C. D., Bonardi, A., Breslin, M. L., Zhǎngsūn Brown, L. X., Costa, M., Dembo, R. S., Ellsworth, D., Hall, J. P., Horner-Johnson, W., Hughes, D., McGee, M., Mudrick, N. R., Otstot, E., Parodi, G., Sluzalis, S., & Yee, S. (2025). A call to action to include disability in intersectional health equity research and policy. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 49, 101199.