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VADM Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, Surgeon General of the United States and Jennifer McCabe, Editor

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I want to thank the editors of the Journal for the opportunity to contribute a regular column to this publication that has done so much to improve the health and well-being of the American people, as well as the health of the global community. I am particularly pleased to start this series in an issue focused on improving the understanding of disability.

The perception of disability is in transition. With the recognition that disability is not an illness, we increasingly emphasize continuity of care and the relationship between a person with a disability and the environment at the physical, emotional, . . . [Full Text]