The Community Health committee will continue to meet and develop specific objectives for communities. This document will be available in 2001. This focus area addresses the disparities between people with disabilities and those without. Most people with disabilities have the potential to lead healthy and productive lives if given the opportunity to attain it and fully participate in all aspects of community life. The objectives in this focus area address the need for expanded information and data about people with disabilities.
Objectives also call for improving support for people with disabilities.
A healthy environment is critical for healthy people. Protecting the environment is important because the impact of the environment on human health is so great. The objectives in this focus area target food safety and lead poisoning, as well as air, soil, and water quality. Exposure to hazardous agents in the air, soil, water, and food supply contribute to illnesses and developmental disabilities. The air, soil, and water objectives follow the guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency.