Publications
Montana Disability and Health Program: Living Well under the Big Sky
Publications on Health and Disability
MTDH Publications and Dissemination Products 2002-2021 (PDF)
New! Success Stories
Reports
Research Progress Reports / Rural Practice Guidelines
Journal Articles / Books
Manuals
Brochures
Multimedia Events / Video / Audio
Presentations
Maps
Success Stories
Success Stories from the Montana Disability & Health Program
- Disability Advisors: Involving people with disabilities in public health decision-making (PDF)
- Accessibility Ambassadors: Promoting inclusive community health initiatives (PDF)
- Promoting Inclusive Cancer Control in Montan (PDF)
- 14 Weeks MTDH Success Stories (PDF)
- Improving Individuals’ with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Nutritional Health with Menu-AIDDS (PDF)
- Promoting Inclusive Health Communities in Montana (PDF)
- UPDATE: Living Well with a Disability Improves Health and Saves Money (PDF)
- Visitability Testimonies Increase Affordable, Accessible Housing in Montana (PDF)
- Fitness Professionals Promote Inclusive Exercise and Physical Activity Statewide (PDF)
- Access to Rural Health Clinics and Community Health Centers (PDF)
Reports
Sustainability Plan PDF
2012-2015 Strategic Plan PDF
Montana Disability and Health Updates
- Issue 1 — Distance and Modes of Transportation to Personal Physician/Health Care Provider: 2005 Montana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Results, November 2008 HTML PDF
- Issue 2 — Prevalence of Disability PDF text only
- Issue 3 — The Health Status of Montana Adults with and without Disability: Results from the 2003-2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Surveys PDF text only
- Issue 4 — Healthy People 2010 Results for Adult Montanans with and without Disabilities PDF text only
- Issue 5 — Living Well with a Disability Improves Health and Saves Money PDF
- Issue 6 — (archived) Healthy People 2020 Goals: 2011-2013 Data for Adult Montanans with Disabilities PDF
- Issue 7 — The USDA Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate Food Guidance Systems are Good Nutrition for People with Disabilities PDF text only
- Issue 9 — Analysis of the combined 2006-2009 BRFSS survey results for disability among American Indian / Alaska Natives PDF
- Issue 10 – (archived) Healthy People 2020 Goals: 2012-2014 Data for Adult Montanans with Disabilities PDF
- Issue 12 – (archived) Healthy People 2020 Goals: 2011/2012 Data for Montana Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs PDF
- Issue 13 – Healthy People 2020 Goals: 2013-2015 Data for Adult Montanans with Disabilities PDF
Montana Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan, 2006-2011
MTDH Updates & Accomplishments, 2006-2010 PDF
Montana Heart Disease and Stroke State Plan 2006-2010
Montana Strategic Plan: 2006-2010; Montana Strategic Plan: 2006-2010 Executive Summary
2013 Report of Behavioral Health Risks In Montana: Survey Results From The Montana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System PDF; Summary Chart: Public Health Report Finding Relevant to Montanans with Disabilities PDF
Creating a Model Using GIS to Assess Accessible Transportation Options in Missoula, Montana PDF, a report funded and published by Easter Seals Project ACTION, September 2007
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) And CVD Risk Factors Among Montana American Indians With And Without Disability Montana Clinical Communication Surveillance Report, April-June 2009. PDF
Health Status of Adult Montanans in Supported & Semi-Independent Living Arrangements, June 2001
Research Progress Reports / Rural Practice Guidelines
Improving Individuals’ Nutrtitional Health with MENU-AIDDs, Success Story, 2012 PDF
Fitness Professionals Promote Inclusive Exercise and Physical Activity Statewide, Success Story, 2011 PDF
Living Well with a Disability Improves Health and Saves Money, Success Story, 2011 PDF
Visitability Testimonies Increase Affordable, Accessible Housing in Montana, Success Story, 2011 PDF
Montana Elementary Physical Education Teachers’ Perceived Self-Efficacy Toward Teaching Children with Orthopedic Impairments: Do Teachers Feel Competent? November 2011 PDF
Peer Support in Centers for Independent Living: What Do We Know? June 2011 PDF
Findings from a Study of the Working Well with a Disability Program Sept 2010 PDF
Working Well with a Disability: Research Progress Report, 2009 PDF
Visitability, Updated 2009
The Wise Choices Food Pyramid: What if We Did Compare Apples and Oranges? 2008 PDF
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
Working Well with a Disability: Project Update, 2005
Eat Well to Feel Well: Your Plan for Good Health, 2005
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 PDF Text Only
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
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
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
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
Journal Articles / Books
Manuals
Brochures
Visit-ability: Basic Access in Every New Home Built for the Open Market
Living Well Under the Big Sky Brochure
EWM, The Right to Know, Screening Saves Lives PDF
Multimedia Events / Video / Audio
R-5, Center for Independent Living Services and Their Effect on Community Participation: Measuring CIL Services. KU Research & Training Center on Independent Living (Video).
Every Woman Matters: Portraits of Montana Women Living With Disabilities. A muti-media event developed for installation at statewide community events to launch CDC’s Right To Know campaign, 2009.
PowerPoint and Poster Presentations
Montana Disability and Health Program Long Term Care Conference, September 17-18, 2009, Missoula:
Disability and Health and the Prevention of Secondary Conditions: The Importance of Case Management, Service Provider and Peer Support Partnerships (Powerpoint presentation, posted October 26, 2009)
A Brief History of Disability and Health, Peer Support, and Case Management: Merging Paths (Powerpoint Presentation in PDF format, posted October 26, 2009)
Montana CIL Disability and Health Panel (Powerpoint presentation, posted October 26, 2009)
Peer Support & Secondary Condition Management: Research Report (Powerpoint presentation, posted October 26, 2009)
The Role of Assistive Technology (AT) in Improving Health and Wellness of Individuals with Disabilities (Powerpoint presentation, posted October 26, 2009)
Mammography Training in Great Falls, MT – Benefis Healthcare West Campus, July 31st, 2008 (PowerPoint presentation in PDF format, posted August 20, 2008)
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 Presentedat “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)
Maps
U.S. Census 2000: Montana Percent of the Population 21 Years and Over with a Disability (Montana Overall: 21.1%) PDF
U.S. Census 2000: Montana Number of People 21 Years and Over with a Disability (Montana Overall: 130,621) PDF