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ASHA Voices: Confronting Health Care Disparities

WEBOn this episode of ASHA Voices, we take on a subject that is timely, but not new. Our guests explain how the COVID-19 pandemic is drawing public attention to …

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URL: https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2021-0902-disparities-panel-2021/full/

A Focus on Health Beliefs: What Culturally Competent Clinicians …

WEBHealth beliefs influence a variety of health-related behaviors and should be regarded as an important dimension of cultural variability. Such variability may explain …

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Why Social Determinants of Health Matter So Much to Care

WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lists five domains for social determinants of health: economic stability, education access and quality, health …

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Adults with Communication Disabilities Face Health Care Obstacles

WEBThe disability disparity. A growing body of literature indicates that adults with disabilities face poorer health and medical care outcomes compared to their peers …

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Reframing Our Health Care System for Patients With Hearing Loss

WEBThe adverse effects of hearing loss are profound and varied, affecting one's ability to perform independent activities of daily living, as well as their quality of life …

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The Value of Health Literacy in Communication Sciences and …

WEBResults: CSD leaders' description and value of HL and explanations of how they implement HLE are described under three themes: HL as communicating so clients …

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Oral Hygiene and Dysphagia—Care and Complications

WEBAshford: Oral hygiene care for these patients is just as important as if they were orally fed. Lean them forward over a basin and let the oral secretions spill into the …

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Providing Mindful and Informed Health Care for Patients Who Are …

WEBPurpose: More than 7% of the U.S. population identifies as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other identities), meaning clinical audiologists in …

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Study Maps U.S. Hearing Loss, Right Down to the County

WEBThe map portrays epidemiological estimates from the CDC-funded Sound Check study, which reveals higher hearing loss rates among men, non-Hispanic Whites, …

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A Tutorial for Speech-Language Pathologists: Physical Activity and

WEBConclusions: Behavioral interventions are an effective strategy to prevent or slow cognitive decline in the older adult population. SLPs have a role to play on an …

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Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older Adults: The Effects of a

WEBPurpose:This clinical focus article examines the effect of social isolation and loneliness forced by the pandemic on the geriatric population. Since March 11, 2020, …

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May is Now National Speech-Language-Hearing Month!

WEBNational Speech-Language Hearing Month 1 (NSLHM ) is an opportunity for ASHA members to come together around the shared goal of helping the people we …

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Fall Prevention: Patient-Centered Outcomes

WEBThe consequences of falls range from physical injury (e.g., fractures) to psychological distress in the form of depression, anxiety, fear of falling, and decline in …

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Reflections on Aging: Normal Developmental Process or Disease

WEBGrowing older, or chronological aging, is a relentless and unstoppable process that happens to all humans. For that reason alone, some bioethicists argue that …

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Habilitation – What it is And Why it Matters to You

WEBContrast that with services that help a person improve skills that have been lost after a stroke, head injury, illness, or other cause. The latter is rehabilitation – …

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Disparities in Health Care Utilization Among Deaf and Hard of …

WEBMethod: Using data from the 2021 Centers for Disease Control Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, we compared health care utilization between …

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Achieving Quality and Improved Outcomes Through

WEBASHA adapted the World Health Organization’s definitions of IPE and IPP to describe their application to educational and health care settings. That is, IPE occurs …

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Retirement and Mental Health: A Contemporary Review of the …

WEBMethod. To reflect recent retirement experiences and to establish a contemporary understanding of literature investigating the impact of retirement on …

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Healthcare and Education in the Republic of Cuba

WEBCuba has had many challenges to healthcare and education, particularly for its urban poor and rural citizens. The healthcare and education programs were …

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Oral Motor Principles and Techniques

WEBNonspeech oral motor exercises (NSOME) is a term created by Gregory Lof, author of the article. It has no true definition. It lumps techniques involving the orofacial complex into …

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Cash or Private Pay With Medicaid Beneficiaries: Elements to …

WEBIf you are a Medicaid-enrolled provider by virtue of your employment—and therefore possibly not allowed to accept cash pay from Medicaid beneficiaries—you …

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