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Citation

Barnett S, Klein JD, Pollard RQ, Samar V, Schlehofer D, Starr M, Sutter E, Yang H, Pearson TA. Am. J. Public Health 2011; 101(12): 2235-2238.

Affiliation

University of Rochester.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2011.300247

PMID

22021296

Abstract

Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) are medically underserved and often excluded from health research and surveillance. We used a community participatory approach to develop and administer an ASL-accessible health survey. We identified deaf community strengths (e.g., a low prevalence of current smokers) and 3 glaring health inequities: obesity, partner violence, and suicide. This collaborative work represents the first time a deaf community has used its own data to identify health priorities. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print October 20, 2011:e3-e6. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300247).


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