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Monitoring Health and Safety
State programs, reports, and innovative practices that exemplify a systemic perspective on health and safety monitoring. Topics covered include mortality review, risk management, and tracking serious incidents.
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Managed by: Elizabeth Pell of Human Services Research Institute
Co-managed by Valerie Bradley
Product Categories
Books, Publications & Reports (printed and/or online) (17 Products)
Electronic Media (12 Products)
Organizations, Programs, and Projects (4 Products)
Other (2 Products)
People Who Can Help (2 Products)
Books, Publications & Reports (printed and/or online)
 | A Client Called Noah
This is the third of three books about Noah and his family. This book tells about Noah's transition from living with his family to living in a variety of institutional and group home settings during his teenage and young adult years. | | Abuse and Neglect Prevention Systems: Evaluation and Implementation Guide
This is a curriculum on responding to abuse and neglect. It is based on the 7 Key Components as developed by CMS. | | At State-Run Homes, Abuse and Impunity (New York Times Article)
An article in the New York Times about the abuse of people in group homes run by the state of New York. The reporters found that the abusers were rarely fired. | | Center for Outcome Analysis' Personal Life Quality Protocol
A battery of instruments designed by the Center for Outcome Analysis for studying quality of life issues for people with developmental disabilities. | | Crisis Management and Working with the Media
Crisis Management and Working with the Media is designed to help human service providers prepare for, respond to and recover from dangerous, tragic or embarrassing situations. The premise is that anticipation and preparation offer the luxury of effective | | Department of Health Review: Winterbourne View Hospital
A report that reviews the quality of care individuals with intellectual disabilities receive in England. | | FEMA Emergency Management Institute G197 Emergency Planning and Special Needs Populations
This is a set of training materials for local emergency planners. Included are an instructor's manual, a student manual, PowerPoint slides and handouts for three days of training. All can be downloaded for free. | | Health Care Transition: A Parent, Family and Caregiver’s Guide
This handbook talks to families and others about how to help young people go from pediatric to adult health care providers. | | Health Inequalities & People with Learning Disabilities in the UK: 2010
This report is about the differences in health status between people with and without intellectual disabilities living in the United Kingdom. | | Health Promotion for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: The State of Scientific Evidence
This key report summarizes current research about the health and well being of persons with intellectual disabilities grouped by major topic. It also suggests solutions to eliminate health disparities among this population. | | Living Well With CMS Funding: A Study of Mortality in Wyoming
A report on health and welfare of Wyoming citizens on Medicaid.
| | Massachusetts Department of Developmental Disabilities “Health Promotion and Coordination Initiative”
Formulates clear standards and provides tools for establishing effective and consistent health, clinical and behavioral supports for persons with intellectual disabilities. | | Minnesota Medicaid HCBS "Waiver" Evaluation
This report provides findings from a comprehensive evaluation of quality, access and costs of services provided in Minnesota's Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services ("waiver") program. | | Quality in Practice: Safety
A resource guide that provides suggestions on how organizations can promote safety while still protecting people’s right to experience a full and satisfying life. | | Root Cause Analysis: A Summary of Root Cause Analysis and its use in State Developmental Disabilities Agencies
Root Cause Analysis, an analytic process for identifying factors contributing or causing a major adverse event or systems failure, adapted to the developmental disabilities field. | | Supporting People During Hospitalization
Practical information to help staff support individuals with disabilities throughout and after hospitalization. It gives practical advice for setting up effective communication systems with hospitals, from admission through discharge planning. | | Unsafe for Kids: MN Dept. of Health Releases 'Priority Chemicals' List
This article and fact sheet talks about toxic chemicals and the harm they can do to children. |
Electronic Media (Videos, CDs, T.V., Radio, Websites, etc.)
| A Statement of Common Principles on Life-Sustaining Care and Treatment of People with Disabilities
This is a statement of principles from Syracuse University's Center on Human Policy. It lists principles about life-sustaining care for people with disabilities. | | About Quality - Mosaic's on-line e-learning course
This online "About Quality" course introduces the user to internal quality assurance, accreditation, and quality enhancement plans. | | Abuse and Neglect of Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
This comprehensive CD-ROM consists of 13 self-paced instructional modules which address the complex issues related to abuse and neglect of children and adults with developmental disabilities. | | At State-Run Homes, Abuse and Impunity (New York Times Article)
An article in the New York Times about the abuse of people in group homes run by the state of New York. The reporters found that the abusers were rarely fired. | | Department of Health Review: Winterbourne View Hospital
A report that reviews the quality of care individuals with intellectual disabilities receive in England. | | Health and safety for disabled workers and people who work with them: An easy to read guide
This brochure talks about the rights of workers to be safe. It is easy to read. | | Massachusetts Department of Developmental Disabilities “Health Promotion and Coordination Initiative”
Formulates clear standards and provides tools for establishing effective and consistent health, clinical and behavioral supports for persons with intellectual disabilities. | | Populations: Minorities With Disabilities
This is a section of a website that talks about the health of people of color with disabilities. | | The Continuum of Care Health Website and Medical Manual
A website that provides healthcare information, consultation services, training and interactive medical resources for adults with developmental disabilities, professionals and families who support them. | | The National Association of State Chief Information Officers Web site
NASCIO represents state chief information officers and information resource executives and managers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. The site links to each state's departments of health. | | Therap Services, LLC
Online Web-Based Services Bureau, does incident reports on consumers over the internet. Agency can reduce risk, protect clients and monitor effectiveness of behavior plans. | | Unsafe for Kids: MN Dept. of Health Releases 'Priority Chemicals' List
This article and fact sheet talks about toxic chemicals and the harm they can do to children. |
Organizations, Programs, and Projects
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People Who Can Help
| James Conroy
We can assist with program evaluation of all kinds in the human services. We specialize in ways of measuring qualities of life, and demonstrating that they are valid and reliable. | | Valerie J. Bradley
My primary area of expertise is quality assurance and quality management at the federal, state and provider level. Val is the director of the Human Services Research Institute, which has conducted national and state evaluations and training in a wide... |
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