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1/11/2024
Research Paper from the Indiana LEND selected for the 2022 IACC Summary of Advances
The 2022 IACC Summary of Advances in Autism Research provides summaries of the top 20 advances in autism biomedical and services research selected by members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). Articles in the Summary of Advances are grouped according to the topics represented by the seven Questions of the 2021-2023 IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Research, Services, and Policy (Screening & Diagnosis, Biology, Genetic & Environmental Factors, Interventions, Services & Supports, Lifespan, Infrastructure & Prevalence). In addition, the IACC has released an easy-read version to accompany the 2022 Summary of Advances that uses plain language to summarize the full publication in a brief, accessible format.
8/21/2023
Special Announcement from the Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development
Updated Maternal and Child Health Leadership Competencies
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau's Division of MCH Workforce Development is proud to announce an update to the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Competencies! The MCH Leadership Competencies help equip the MCH workforce with the knowledge, skills, personal characteristics, and values to improve the health of MCH populations.
7/13/2015
Autism CARES Meeting Materials Available via Free App
Paper Materials Will Not Be Provided
Materials for this meeting are available exclusively through the free 2015 Autism CARES meeting app - printed copies will generally not be provided at the meeting. Download the free Guidebook app today on your Apple or Android mobile device to access the agenda, view poster presentations, read speaker bios, and connect with attendees via social media all from your phone or tablet.
4/7/2015
New Report Outlines Opportunities, Challenges for LEND and DBP Programs
As the next five-year funding cycle for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) programs approaches, AUCD took the opportunity to pause and engage in strategic thinking about future directions for the LEND and Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) training programs.
4/6/2015
OHSU Autism Webinar Series
Please join the OHSU Institute on Development & Disability as we help celebrate Autism Awareness Month with a month-long Wednesday webinar series!
11/4/2014
Training Volunteers to Help Children in Malawi
Amy Hewitt, MN UCEDD/LEND, travels to work with families and volunteers
Dr. Amy Hewitt from the Institute on Community Integration UCEDD and LEND at the University of Minnesota recently completed a visit to Africa where she participated in a collaborative training project with Mikala Mukongolwa of the Baulini Project and Dr. Jason Paltzer, Director of the Kingdom Workers Lutheran Health Alliance. The team made stops in Lusaka, Zambia, and Blantyre, Malawi, working with volunteers and families.
8/11/2014
Maternal and Child Health Library History Collection Updated
The Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University has updated its History Collection with new items to increase access to important historical resources. We appreciate your sharing this information among your membership, staff, and grantees.
7/3/2014
Genetic Link to Autism Found: CHD8 Mutation
from In a collaboration involving 13 institutions around the world, researchers have broken new ground in understanding what causes autism. This is the first time researchers have shown a definitive cause of autism to a genetic mutation. Previously identified genetic events like Fragile X, which account for a greater number of autism cases, are associated with other impairments, such as intellectual disability, more than autism.
5/28/2014
House Committee to Take Action on Autism Bill
AUCD urges the Committee to Pass the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act
Since its enactment, the Combating Autism Act has impacted millions of individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families. Congress must reauthorize the Combating Autism Act before September 30, when most of its provisions will expire.
5/20/2014
MCH-Nutrition Training Program: Grantee Information
Currently six centers of excellence are funded to provide leadership education and training for graduate-level trainees and fellows and to deliver continuing education (CE) for the MCH nutrition workforce. These centers focus on clinical and public health nutrition to improve the health of infants, children, adolescents, children with special health care needs, mothers, and their families.
5/19/2014
Health Care Reform: What's in it for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
This fact sheet provides an overview of some of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that help improve access to coverage and care for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH).
5/14/2014
New Act Early Ambassadors Selected
30 new Act Early Ambassadors have been selected from a group of highly qualified applicants to represent twenty-nine states. Ambassadors will serve as a state, territory or organizational point-of-contact for CDC's national "Learn the Signs. Act Early." (LTSAE) program; support the work of Act Early Teams and other state or national initiatives to improve early identification of developmental delay and disability; and promote adoption and integration of LTSAE resources, including materials to support developmental monitoring.
5/2/2014
'Baby Motor Milestones: Birth to 2 Years' Video
Now available from Albert Einstein College of Medicine (NY LEND/UCEDD)
Pediatrician Lisa Shulman shows the motor milestones expected in typically developing babies, from head control to walking and what pediatricians look for during a well-baby visit. She also explains the specific types of motor control a baby must master before the next milestone can be achieved.
4/21/2014
2013 IACC Summary of Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Now Available
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) and the Office of Autism Research Coordination are pleased to announce the release of the 2013 IACC Summary of Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorder Research in conjunction with the celebration of National Autism Awareness Month. The 2013 IACC Summary of Advances is a collection of brief summaries of studies selected by the IACC as the twenty most significant biomedical and services research advances in the field of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research in 2013.
4/15/2014
LEND Directors Meeting: April 2014
The Spring 2014 LEND Directors meeting was held in Washington, DC, in conjunction with the Disability Policy Seminar. Select meeting materials are now posted.