The Official Journal of the American Association on Health and Disability

Disability and Health Journal is a scientific, scholarly, and multidisciplinary journal for reporting original contributions that advance knowledge in disability and health. Topics may be related to global health, quality of life, and specific health conditions as they relate to disability. Such contributions include:
• Reports of empirical research on the characteristics of persons with disabilities, environment, health outcomes, and determinants of health
• Reports of empirical research on the Systematic or other evidence-based reviews and tightly conceived theoretical interpretations of research literature
• Reports of empirical research on the Evaluative research on new interventions, technologies, and programs
• Reports of empirical research on the Reports on issues or policies affecting the health and/or quality of life for persons with disabilities, using a scientific base.

Disability and Health Journal describes and analyzes health and health related states using conceptual frameworks, including the international classification of functioning, disability and health. The Journal provides a forum for peer reviewed articles that identify, evaluate and promote existing and emerging models of healthcare delivery and/or health promotion which contribute to the improvements of health across the lifespan.

The Journal focuses on individual health, public health, rehabilitation, health promotion, and community participation (e.g. employment, recreation, personal relationships and access to services).

Original Research
Brief Reports
Evidence-based Review Articles

Editors
Suzanne McDermott, PhD
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Margaret A Turk, MD
State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States
Editorial Board
Kevin N. Alschuler, Ph.D.
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
Brian Barger
Georgia State University School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Erin D. Bouldin, MPH, PhD
Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, United States
Coleen Boyle, PhD, MS Hyg, (Serving in personal capacity)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Luis Columna, PhD
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, United States
Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, PhD
Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, Texas, United States
Allyson Gail Hall, Ph.D
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Jean P. Hall, PhD
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MED CTR, Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Susan Havercamp, PhD
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Willi Horner-Johnson, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
Amy J. Houtrow, MD, MPH
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Lisa Iezzoni, MD, MSc
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSP, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Amie Jackson-McLain, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
William Johnson, PhD
Arizona State University-Skysong, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Russell Kirby, PhD, MS
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States
Gloria Krahn, PhD, MPH
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Sarah Beth Laditka
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Linda M. Long-Bellil, PhD, JD
University of Massachusetts Medical School Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Joshua Mann, MD, MPH
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Dorothy Marge, PhD
State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States
Michael Marge, EdD
State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States
Michael McKee, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Monika Mitra, PhD
Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Christopher P. Morley, PhD
State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, United States
Nancy Mudrick, MSW, PhD
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, United States
Elizabeth K. Rasch
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Carrie Shandra, Ph.D.
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States
Edwin Trevathan, MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States