Solutions Listening Sessions |
Introduction: We are creating a report for the PA Department of Health on solutions to COVID-19 health care barriers for people with disabilities. We need your help thinking about solutions.
What are the core (main) recommendations for using a disability-inclusive approach to combat COVID-19 and future healthcare emergencies? For the Department of Health, we are especially trying to solve the following four barriers:
What are the core (main) recommendations for using a disability-inclusive approach to combat COVID-19 and future healthcare emergencies? For the Department of Health, we are especially trying to solve the following four barriers:
- systemic health care barriers - problems that arise about the health care system as a whole
- physical and mental health issues - handling emotions, stress and trauma, getting food, nutrition and exercise
- staffing issues - not being able to hire people to help
- accessibility barriers – not being able to get transportation, get into a building, information you can understand, health care that meets your sensory needs, technology supports
Directions: Please rate the level of importance for each preliminary core recommendation. On question 10, please offer missing core recommendations for the Department of Health.
Note: There will be many additional recommendations included in the back of the report that may call for interagency collaboration. On this survey, we are asking you for core recommendations that are targeted to the purview of the Department of Health.
Note: There will be many additional recommendations included in the back of the report that may call for interagency collaboration. On this survey, we are asking you for core recommendations that are targeted to the purview of the Department of Health.