Mainstreaming community based rehabilitation in primary health care in Bosnia‐Herzegovina

Bibliographic Data

ID12312929
AuthorsLorna Jean Edmonds (corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume20
Issue3
Pages293-309
Publication date2005-05-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisability & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09687590500060711
OpenAlexW1975538262
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

There are over 600 million disabled people and over 20% of the world population is impacted by disability. However, the strategies for including disabled people in the process of reform of developing countries have been rarely considered. The paucity of research is striking. Mainstreaming Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) in Bosnia‐Herzegovina is one example where the needs of disabled people were a development priority and research was conducted to evaluate this experience. The research demonstrated that unlike the pre‐war environment, disabled people are increasingly active members of the community. The significance is that the needs of disabled people were ‘targeted’ and CBR was ‘mainstreamed’ in the primary health care system creating opportunities for sustained development. CBR is contributing to the citizenship of disabled people. This partnership project set the stage for the continued development of disability policies. These are important lessons

Community-based rehabilitation · Disabled people · Economic growth · Environmental health · General partnership · Inclusion (mineral · Mainstreaming · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Special education · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Psychology · Rehabilitation

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