DODD Health & Safety
Every Healthy Person
The “Every Healthy Person” initiative is a joint effort between the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to focus attention on the importance of preventive healthcare, including periodic health care screenings, for people with developmental disabilities. The joint initiative complements Healthy Ohioans—a statewide health and wellness plan to replace unhealthy habits with healthy ones.
As an illustration of the need for the program, studies show that of all Ohio women with disabilities aged 52 to 69, only 48 percent had a mammogram in the past two years. This lags behind the more than 60 percent of women without disabilities who have been screened.
Through the Every Healthy Person initiative, planning and informational materials have been developed to assist individuals, family members, providers, and health care practitioners in planning for screenings, and for the identification of unique healthcare issues associated with various syndromes and disabilities.
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