Aahd's Health Promotion and Wellness: Part 2: Health Promotion Programs (American Association on Health and Disability ‪)‬

Welcome to part 2 of a new series from the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD). The mission of AAHD is to advance health promotion and wellness interventions for children and adults with disabilities. AAHD accomplishes its mission through advocacy, education, public awareness and research efforts at the federal, state and community levels. AAHD staff has written a 4-part series of articles on "Health Promotion and Wellness" for EP readers. We hope you enjoy these articles and consider joining AAHD to receive the Disability and Health Journal and have access to current research, policy and programmatic information on disability and health via AAHD updates. Visit www.aahd.us to learn more about AAHD and membership. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 54 million people--one in five Americans--have a disability, (1) and these Americans are more likely to report: