CONTENTS
FEBRUARY 2024 VOLUME 54 ISSUE 2
ANNUAL HEALTHCARE ISSUE
- 12 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND ORAL HEALTH Courtesy the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
COVER STORY
- 14 PARENTING TAKES A VILLAGE WHEN CARING FOR MULTIPLE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES By Cindy Weber and Tara Szymanek
- 20 WHY ARE PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES LEFT OUT OF CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS? By Lorene Reagan, MS, RN
- 22 NAVIGATING CHILDREN'S MEDICAL BILLS: PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY FROM ERRORS AND FRAUD By David Burzynski
- 25 FACILITATING NEWBORN SCREENING AND EARLY INTERVENTION FOR INFANTS BORN WITH RARE DISEASES By Catherine Nester, BSN
- 29 FIRST STEPS TO HEALTHY HABITS By Marta Chmielowicz
- 34 HOW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN BE INVOLVED IN, LEAD, AND CHANGE SYSTEMS OF CARE By Lauren Agoratus, M.A.
- 36 ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED: SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH Submitted by The Arc Lexington
FEATURES
- 40 WORTH THE WORK By Kim McCafferty
- 44 YOUR DYSLEXIC CHILD: THE IMPACT OF NUTRITION, EXERCISE, AND OTHER HEALTH MEASURES ON READING SUCCESS By Georgie Normand, M.A.
ON OUR COVER
EP Magazine's Annual Healthcare Issue contains a wide selection of articles for parents and caretakers who are raising children and youth with special healthcare needs, including families who have multiple children with disabilities. Further topics include early intervention, oral care, medical bills and physical fitness — concerns faced by most families, but especially challenging to those with special needs. Coverage begins on page 12.