NHIS-D Studies

Links to Related Sites

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
The NIDRR is a division of the Federal Department of Education which conducts research to improve the lives of disabled people regardless of age.

The Center on Emergent Disability
The United States in the midst of a major changes in its social and demographic landscape. The University of Illinois at Chicago has received funding to establish a Center on Emergent Disability to study these health and disability related to these changes.

The Research and Training Center on Community Living
The RTC focuses on community supports for persons with developmental disabilities and their families; providing research, evaluation, training, and technical assistance in eight areas.

The Administration on Developmental Disabilities
The ADD seeks to increase the independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion of people with developmental disabilities and their families.

The Center on Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC mission is "to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability."

The National Center for Health Statistics
the NCHS is the primary federal organization responsible for the collection, analyses, and dissemination of health statistics.

The National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
The National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) is a pilot project designed to help NIDRR funded researchers publicize the results of their research.

The Disability Statistics Center
The purpose of the Disability Statistics Center is to produce and disseminate statistical information on disability and the status of people with disabilities in American Society and to establish and monitor indicators of how conditions are changing over time to meet their health, housing, economic and social needs.

This research is funded by The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), U.S. Department of Education, through a Cooperative Agreement (No. H133A60051) with The Center on Emergent Disability, University of Illinois at Chicago; through a NIDRR Field-Initiated Grant (No. H133G80082) to The Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota; and through support of the RISP project provided by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (Grant No. 90DN0028/01). Funding for this publication is provided through a NIDRR Cooperative Agreement (No. H133B980047) with the Research and Training Center on Community Living, University of Minnesota.