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CDC’s May 2014 Vital Signs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the May 2014 issue of Vital Signs™, entitled Adults with Disabilities, Physical Activity is For Everybody. This report shares new data and calls to action on the importance of physical activity for adults with disabilities. Key Highlights: • More than 21 million working age adults (18-64 years of…
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Census Explorer Interactive Mapping Tool with Latest ACS Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau has released the 2008-2012 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. These estimates provide socio-economic statistics on more than 40 topics covering every community in the nation every year. This is the first ACS 5-year release that includes statistics on disability at the neighborhood level. 2008-2012 ACS 5-year estimates are available in American…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that one in five U.S. children are obese or overweight. 24ACORNS collects obesity reduction and physical activity adaptation strategies for youth with disabilities. Approximately 1,954 Montana children ages 3 to 5 and 8,416 Montana children ages 6 to 17 experience disability, according to the Montana Office of Public…
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The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reports that more than one in four Montana adults experience disability. If people with disabilities were a formally recognized minority group, they would be the largest minority group in the United States, according to a University of New Hampshire 2011 report.
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The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reports that two out of five Montanan adults 65+ experience disability. The Montana elderly population percentage doubled between 1940 and 2000 and is projected to double again by 2030, according to a Montana State University report on Montana’s Aging Population.