Virginia Health Promotion for People with Disabilities Project
| VA-Partnership for People with Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND | |||
| Program Type | UCEDD,SDHG | Fiscal Year | 2012 |
| Contact | Monica Uhl, MA | ||
| [email protected] | |||
| Phone | 804-828-8587 | ||
| Project Description | |||
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The Virginia Health Promotion for People with Disabilities (HPPD) Project was established in 2002 within the Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (DCDPC) at the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). The project has been approved for funding for five years (2007-2012) through the National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In early February 2009 the HPPD Project transitioned from the Virginia Department of Health to the Partnership People with Disabilities at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The mission of the Virginia HPPD Project and its Task Force is to promote the health of people with disabilities, to prevent secondary conditions, and to eliminate disparities between people with and without disabilities in Virginia. The Virginia HPPD Project works to improve the health of all individuals with disabilities by raising awareness of special healthcare issues and needs; by enhancing services and accessibility in the public health system; and by planning programs and activities that facilitate systems change. The HPPD Project goals include: 1. Improving accessibility of public health programs and services for people with disabilities 2. Maintaining and refining existing public health surveillance and survey activities related to disability and/or secondary conditions 3. Promoting the health of people with disabilities as a public health priority |
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