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Mitchell P. La Plante, Ph.D.
Associate Adjunct Professor,
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
and the Institute for Health & Aging
3333 California St., #LHts 340
San Francisco, CA. 94143-0646
Telephone: 415 502-5200 Fax: 415-476-3915
Email: mitch.laplante@ucsf.edu Web Site: http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/iha/faculty/laplante.htm
Dr. La Plante's interests include conceptual and definitional issues in health and disability, the demography and epidemiology of health and disability, and health and disability policy.
"Disability Statistics Rehabilitation Research & Training Center," funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), the study examines the demography and epidemiology of disability, cost of disability, employment, health services, AIDS-related disability, assistive technology, rehabilitation services and long term care services. The Center also conducts national forums, publishes reports and abstracts, and operates an information service.
"Affirmative Employment Goal for Federal Agencies," funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, is part of the Presidential Task Force on the Employment of Adults with Disabilities is " . . . to evaluate existing Federal programs to determine what changes, modifications, and innovations may be necessary to remove barriers to employment opportunities faced by adults with disabilities." The objective of this project is to conduct a research effort to derive a revised affirmative employment goal for federal civilian agencies for persons with targeted disabilities.
Ph.D., Stanford University
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La Plante, M. P. (1997). Prevalence of leisure-time physical activity among persons with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions--United States, 1990-1991. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 46(18), 389-393.
La Plante, M. P., Hendershot, G. E., and Moss, A. J. (1997). The prevalence of need for assistive technology devices and home accessibility features. Technology and Disability, 6, 17-28.
La Plante, M. P. and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1997). Prevalence of leisure-time physical activity among persons with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions--United States, 1990–1991. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 46(18), 389–393.
La Plante, M. P., Hendershot, G.E., and Moss, A.J. (1997). The prevalence of need for assistive technology devices and home accessibility features. Technology and Disability, 6, 17–28.
La Plante, M. P. and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1993). Prevalence of work disability--United States, 1990. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 42(39), 757-9.
La Plante, M. P., & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1993). Prevalence of mobility and self-care disability--United States, 1990. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 42(39), 760-8.
La Plante, M. P., & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1993). Prevalence of work disability--United States, 1990. JAMA, 270(16), 1921.
La Plante, M. P., & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1993). Prevalence of mobility and self-care disability--United States, 1990. JAMA, 270(16), 1918.
La Plante, M. P. (1992). Using the Survey of Income and Program Participation in Disability Research and Policy. Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 18(1-4), 125-154.
Rice, D. P., and La Plante, M. P. (1992). Medical expenditures for disability and disabling co-morbidity. American Journal of Public Health, 82 (5), 739-741.
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