AUCD: Poster Symposium: Health & Wellness: Integrating Disability into Public Health: Parent Resource Coordinators are Community Health Workers

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Presenter

Sarah Swanson, BS Ed., CPH, Assistant Professor
Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND

Other Presenter(s)

Mark Smith , M.S., Omaha, NE, United States, NE - Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND;
Megan Shepherd, M.S., Omaha, NE, United States, NE - Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND;
Rachel Ray, M.A., Omaha, NE, United States, NE - Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND;

Description

Parent-to-Parent and Peer-to-Peer programs have long been recognized as an integral part in ensuring people with disabilities and families have support and information to achieve optimal outcomes. The Family Care Enhancement project which places Parent Resource Coordinators (PRCs) in medical clinics. PRCs are parents of children with disabilities. Learn why PRCs are Community Health Workers and how they are part of the public health workforce.

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