World Report on Disability 2011.
Following the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities attention has focused on ways to remove barriers to the participation of people with disabilities in their societies. Now a new publication the first ever World report on disability produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank reviews...
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World Health Organization
2011.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Introduction; Understanding disability; What is disability?; Environment; The diversity of disability; Prevention; Disability and human rights; Disability and development; References; Disability - a global picture; Measuring disability; Prevalence of disability - difficulties in functioning; Country-reported disability prevalence; Global estimates of disability prevalence; Health conditions; Trends in health conditions associated with disability; Demographics; Older persons; Children; The environment
- Health conditions are affected by environmental factorsDisability and poverty; Developed countries; Developing countries; Needs for services and assistance; Costs of disability; Direct costs of disability; Indirect costs; Conclusion and recommendations; Adopt the ICF; Improve national disability statistics; Improve the comparability of data; Develop appropriate tools and fill the research gaps; References; General health care; Understanding the health of people with disabilities; Primary health conditions; Risk of developing secondary conditions; Risk of developing co-morbid conditions
- Greater vulnerability to age-related conditionsIncreased rates of health risk behaviours; Greater risk of being exposed to violence; Higher risk of unintentional injury; Higher risk of premature death; Needs and unmet needs; Addressing barriers to health care; Reforming policy and legislation; Addressing barriers to financing and affordability; Addressing barriers to service delivery; Addressing human resource barriers; Filling gaps in data and research; Conclusion and recommendations; Policy and legislation; Financing and affordability; Service delivery; Human resources; Data and research
- ReferencesRehabilitation; Understanding rehabilitation; Rehabilitation measures and outcomes; Rehabilitation medicine; Therapy; Assistive technologies; Rehabilitation settings; Needs and unmet needs; Addressing barriers to rehabilitation; Reforming policies, laws, and delivery systems; National rehabilitation plans and improved collaboration; Developing funding mechanisms for rehabilitation; Increasing human resources for rehabilitation; Expanding education and training; Training existing health-care personnel in rehabilitation; Building training capacity; Curricula content
- Recruiting and retaining rehabilitation personnelExpanding and decentralizing service delivery; Coordinated multidisciplinary rehabilitation; Community-delivered services; Increasing the use and affordability of technology; Assistive devices; Telerehabilitation; Expanding research and evidence-based practice; Information and good practice guidelines; Research, data, and information; Conclusion and recommendations; Policies and regulatory mechanisms; Financing; Human resources; Service delivery; Technology; Research and evidence-based practice; References; Assistance and support
- Understanding assistance and support
