Rehabilitation Research at the National Institutes of Health: Moving the Field Forward (Executive Summary)
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Approximately 53 million Americans live with a disability. For decades, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been conducting and supporting research to discover new ways to minimize disability and enhance the quality of life of people with disabilities. After the passage of the American With Disabilities Act, the NIH established the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research with the goal of developing and implementing a rehabilitation research agenda. Currently, a total of 17 institutes and centers at NIH invest more than $500 million per year in rehabilitation research.
Institutions: University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico System, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Harvard University, VA Boston Healthcare System, New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Oregon Health & Science University, Boston University, Florida International University, Indiana University Hospital, Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, Indiana University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Methodist Rehabilitation, Medical University of South Carolina
Language: English
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,000
OpenAlex ID: W2600190883