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Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation

A3384

2002

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Office of the Surgeon General

Rockville, MD

02NLM: WM 308 C645 2002

For Administrative Use
National Library of Medicine Cataloging in Publication
Closing the gap : a national blueprint to improve the health of persons with mental retardation : report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation. Rockville, MD : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General ; Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2002.

Also available on the Internet.

  1. Surgeon General's Conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation (2001 : Washington, D.C.)

  2. Mental Retardation - Rehabilitation.

  3. Mentally Disabled Persons.

  4. Health Planning.

  5. Delivery of Health Care.

  6. Caregivers.


I. United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General.

II. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)

III. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

02NLM: WM 308 C645 2002

Copyright Information:
Material contained in this report is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.

Suggested Citation:
U.S. Public Health Service. Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint for Improving the Health of Individuals with Mental Retardation. Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation. February 2001. Washington, D.C.

For additional single copies of this report, please contact the NICHD Information Resource Center at
P.O. Box 3006
Rockville, MD 20847
Phone: (800) 370-2943
Fax: (301) 984-1473
Web: http://nichd.nih.gov/publications/
Internet: NICHDClearinghouse@mail.nih.gov

Additional copies of the report also may be downloaded from the Surgeon General's website: www.surgeongeneral.gov/library

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Internet: www.bookstore.GPO.gov Phone: toll-free 1 (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: 1 (202) 512-2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001

2002

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Office of the Surgeon General

Rockville, MD

02NLM: WM 308 C645 2002

For Administrative Use
National Library of Medicine Cataloging in Publication
Closing the gap : a national blueprint to improve the health of persons with mental retardation : report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation. Rockville, MD : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General ; Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2002.

Also available on the Internet.

  1. Surgeon General's Conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation (2001 : Washington, D.C.)

  2. Mental Retardation - Rehabilitation.

  3. Mentally Disabled Persons.

  4. Health Planning.

  5. Delivery of Health Care.

  6. Caregivers.


I. United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General.

II. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)

III. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

02NLM: WM 308 C645 2002

Copyright Information:
Material contained in this report is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.

Suggested Citation:
U.S. Public Health Service. Closing the Gap: A National Blueprint for Improving the Health of Individuals with Mental Retardation. Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation. February 2001. Washington, D.C.

For additional single copies of this report, please contact the NICHD Information Resource Center at
P.O. Box 3006
Rockville, MD 20847
Phone: (800) 370-2943
Fax: (301) 984-1473
Web: http://nichd.nih.gov/publications/
Internet: NICHDClearinghouse@mail.nih.gov

Additional copies of the report also may be downloaded from the Surgeon General's website: www.surgeongeneral.gov/library

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Internet: www.bookstore.GPO.gov Phone: toll-free 1 (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: 1 (202) 512-2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001

Contents

Message from Tommy G. Thompson

Foreword from the Surgeon General

Acknowledgments

Introduction

A National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation

Goals and Action Steps

Appendix A: Surgeon General's Conference on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation Summary of the Plenary Session of December 5, 2001: Background Presentations

Appendix B: Participants List

Appendix C: Potential Partners in Realizing the Blueprint

Appendix D: Health Disparities and Mental Retardation: Programs and Creative Strategies to Close the Gap

Appendix E: Summary of the Surgeon General's Listening Session on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation

Appendix F: Surgeon General's Listening Session on Health Disparities and Mental Retardation

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