FINDINGS

NEW REPORT!

Recommendations To Reduce COVID-19 Health Differences for People with Disabilities

This report is the second part of our multi-year effort funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health through the CDC’s National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved to investigate, educate, and report on problems that people with disabilities in Pennsylvania have accessing appropriate information and help during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first report published from this project details the challenges that people with disabilities, their family members, and caregivers had receiving health care during the pandemic. This report focuses on solutions and recommendations for the Pennsylvania Department of Health to address these barriers.  The report in technical language may be found here.

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A brief overview (2 pages) of key recommendations from the report

• Recommendations Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Hoja informativa de recomendaciones (PDF)
• 建议情况说明书 (PDF)

(Note: The above reports are available in Braille by request. To make a request contact Nancy Shirley at nshirley@thearcpa.org  or by calling (717) 234-2621, ext. 106.)

REPORT: COVID-19 HEALTH CARE BARRIERS AMONG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (PDF)

This report, in plain language, is the first part of our multi-year effort funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant to improve health equity. Our research for the report focused on asking participants whether they thought a disability-inclusive approach had been taken to combat COVID-19 and what they thought could be done to ensure a disability-inclusive approach is used to prepare for future emergencies. The responses were organized according to social determinants of health, which look at how conditions like where people are born, grow, live, work, play, worship, and age affect someone’s health.  The report in technical language may be found here.

• • • • • REPORTE: BARRERAS DE LA ATENCIÓN DE SALUD POR COVID-19 ENTRE LAS PERSONAS CON DISCAPACIDAD (PDF)
• Brief overview (2 pages) of key findings from The Arc of Pennsylvania’s report: “COVID-19 Health Care Barriers among People with Disabilities”.
  • Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Health Care Barriers among People with Disabilities (PDF)
  • Hoja informativa: Barreras de la atención de salud por COVID-19 entre personas con discapacidad (PDF)

(Note: The above reports are available in Braille by request. To make a request contact Nancy Shirley at nshirley@thearcpa.org  or by calling (717) 234-2621, ext. 106.)

INFOGRAPHIC: WHAT WE KNOW NOW (PDF)

What We Know Now: COVID-19 Health Barriers and Disparities among Rural and Minority Populations and People with Disabilities infographic. The Arc of PA data team compiled a summary of current literature related to health care strengths and barriers (2021).