Montana Disability and Health Program: Publications

MTDH logo: Silhouette of Montana with title "Living Well under the Big Sky"

Montana Disability and Health Program:
Living Well under the Big Sky

Publications on Health and Disability

Reports

Creating a Model Using GIS to Assess Accessible Transportation Options in Missoula, Montana (pdf file), a report funded and published by Easter Seals Project ACTION, September 2007

Assessing Disability and Secondary Health Conditions of Montana Adults: Results from the 2001 and 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Surveys (pdf file)

Assessing Disability and Secondary Health Conditions of Montana Adults: Results from the 2001 and 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Surveys (text-only file with described graphics)

Montana Strategic Plan: 2006-2010

Montana Strategic Plan: 2006-2010 Executive Summary

Montana Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan, 2006-2011 (text-only file with described graphics)

Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases 2006 - 2010 (text-only file with described graphics)

Montana Heart Disease and Stroke State Plan 2006-2010 (text-only file with described graphics)

Health Status of Adult Montanans in Supported & Semi-Independent Living Arrangements, June 2001

Manuals

Community Activated Living Well: A Guide for Implementing the Living Well with a Disability Health Promotion Workshop for Community Members who have Disabilities, 2005 PDF File
For a paper copy or for text file, Braille or large print formats, e-mail Diana Spas at dspas@ruralinstitute.umt.edu .

Introduction to the Living Well Curriculum PDF file

Goal-Setting Chapters PDF file

Preventing and Managing Secondary Conditions with Adult Montanans Who have Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities: Health Resource Guide 2005

Rural Facts: Visitability, 2004

Audiofiles:

Living Well with a Disability Peer Mentoring Training Session 1 (MP3 audiofile)

Living Well with a Disability Peer Mentoring Training Session 2 (MP3 audiofile)

PowerPoint and Poster Presentations:

Visit-Ability: Basic Access in Every New Home Presented on February 19, 2008, in Missoula, Montana by Eleanor Smith, Founder of Concrete Change and the Visitability movement (PowerPoint presentation in pdf format)

Visitability: A National Perspective, Local Possibilities Presented on February 20, 2008, in Helena, Montana by Eleanor Smith, Founder of Concrete Change and the Visitability movement (PowerPoint presentation in pdf format)

Wellness Club Poster Presentation, American Public Health Association 135th Annual Meeting & Expo, November 3-7, 2007, Washington, DC (Posted on the APHA web site)

Materials Supporting Education and Nutrition for Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (MENU-AIDDs) Poster presentation at American Public Health Association 135th Annual Meeting & Expo, Washington, DC, November 4-7, 2007.

Why Personal Assistant Staff Leave: Factors that Increase Turnover Presented at "Evidence-based Policy and Practice", 2005 American Public Health Association Conference and Exposition, Philadelphia, December 10-14, 2005. PDF format (Posted 2/22/06)

Living Well with a Disability Symposium: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Nationally Recognized Health Promotion Intervention for Adults with Disabilities Presented at "Navigating Our Future: Aligning Strategies and Science", the 2nd National Conference of the National Center on Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Disability and Health and Inheritable Blood Disorders, Washington DC, July 26-28, 2004. PDF format (Posted 8/16/04)

Rural Practice Guidelines:

Nutrition for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities: Nutrition Standards of Care for Use by Personal Assistants, Service Providers, Healthcare Providers, Nutrition Professionals, and Family Members 2005

Eat Well to Feel Well: Your Plan for Good Health 2005

Using Commodities and Canned Foods in Group Homes for Adults with Disabilities, 2004

Involving People with Disabilities as Members of Advisory Groups, 2004

Barriers and Best Practices: Marketing Health Promotion for People with Disabilities, 2003

Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research Progress Reports:

Building the Case: Health Promotion for Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers
Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research Progress Report #38, December 2007

Tele-Health Promotion for Rural People with Disabilities: Toward a Technology Assisted Peer-Support Model Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research Progress Report #37, September 2007

Rural Women with Disabilities and Depression, Part One: Characteristics and Treatment Patterns
Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research Progress Report #36, July 2007

Rural Independent Living and Physical Therapy: Exploring Collaborations Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research Progress Report #33, 2006 (Posted on RTC: Rural web site)

Oral Health Program for Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities: Results of a Pilot Study Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research Progress Report #30, 2004

Oral Health and Hygiene: Priorities for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research Progress Report #29, 2004

Characteristics of the Montana Direct Service Labor Market Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research Progress Report #27, 2004

Montana Providers of Adult Developmental Disabilities Services: Direct Service Staff Demographics, Job Characteristics and Job Satisfaction Report #26, 2004

Montana Providers of Services to Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Urban/Rural Characteristics, and Direct Service Staff Turnover Rates and Replacement Costs Report #25, 2004

Linking Health, Secondary Conditions and Employment Outcomes
Report #24, 2004

Living Well and Medicaid: Better Health for Consumers, Lower Costs for States Report #23, 2004

Food On Film©: An Innovative Method for Recording Food Intake of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities or Communication Difficulties
Report #22, 2004

The Prevalence and Treatment of Pain among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Report #21, 2004

Pain as a Secondary Condition Experienced by Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries with Disabilities: Report #20, 2004

Living Well with a Disability: An Update, Report #19, 2004

Marketing Health Promotion for People with Disabilities, Report #18, 2003

Direct Service Staff Turnover in Supported Living Arrangements: Preliminary Results and Observations, Report #17, 2002

Nutrition and Disability: Report #14, 2002

Living Well Could Save $31 Million Annually, Report #7, 2001

Cost-Effectiveness of Living Well with a Disability, Report #6, 1999

Newsletter Articles:

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) And CVD Risk Factors Among Montana American Indians With And Without Disability Montana Clinical Communication Surveillance Report, April-June 2006 (Text file with described figures and tables). PDF file

Living Well with a Disability Broadens Its Reach published in the American Association on Health and Disability's Health and Disability News, Summer 2005, Volume 3, Issue 3.

Maps:

U.S. Census 2000: Montana Percent of the Population 21 Years and Over with a Disability (Montana Overall: 21.1%) pdf file

U.S. Census 2000: Montana Number of People 21 Years and Over with a Disability (Montana Overall: 130,621) pdf file

Living Well under the Big Sky is a partnership between the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and The University of Montana Rural Institute.
We are funded by the Disability and Health Team, National Center on Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, and Disability and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Grant #U59/CCU821224-01.

For more information, contact:

Meg Traci, Ph.D., Project Director
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
The University of Montana Rural Institute: Center for Excellence in
Disability Education, Research and Services
52 Corbin Hall, Missoula, MT 59812-7056
406-243-4956
matraci@ruralinstitute.umt.edu