Calling on the USPSTF to Address Ableism and Structural Ableism

Dimitri A Christakis; Lisa I Iezzoni

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.17092

Calling on the USPSTF to Address Ableism and Structural Ableism

JAMA. 2023 Oct 10;330(14):1327-1328. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.17092.

Authors

Dimitri A Christakis^{1

2}, Lisa I Iezzoni^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
² Chief health officer, Special Olympics International, Washington, DC.
³ Health Policy Research Center, Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 37747717
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.17092

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Plain language summary

In this Viewpoint, the authors urge the USPSTF to undertake a comprehensive effort to ensure its recommendations systematically consider the effects of ableism and structural ableism on individuals with disability.

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