title: Health promotion for people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities: an emerging national priority.
abstract: Despite the growth in health promotion programs for able-bodied people, very little effort has been devoted to developing programs for people with physical and cognitive disabilities. Programs for people with disabilities must be developed with full recognition of limitations caused by both the primary and secondary disability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1640 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608-6904, USA.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Rimmer
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Braddock
mesh_terms: D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006077:Government Agencies; D015438:Health Behavior; D006292:Health Priorities; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D014481:United States