Health and Disability Digest
July 25, 2016
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July 2016
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) would like to announce the release of the "Including People with Disabilities: Public Health Workforce Competencies." The Competencies outline recent advances in knowledge and practice skills that public health professionals need to include people with disabilities in the core public health functions - Assessment, Policy Development and Assurance. The Competencies have been developed by a national committee comprised of disability and public health experts. 
Zika Corner is a roundup of information related to the United States' response to the Zika virus and distributed by the National Security Council Press Team. This information is an aggregate of key developments across the federal government and our state, local, and private partners.
A few weeks ago, AUCD attended a roundtable at the National Academies of Science on the Intersections Among Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Disabilities, and Health Equities. It was a delight to see the fruits of coalition efforts of the AUCD's Healthy Living Workgroup, encouraging the inclusion of disability in the upcoming National Health Equity Index. A strong team of partners is now drafting a paper on this topic, which builds on the efforts of partner who authored a policy brief on 
HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced in June that 420 health centers in 47 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico will receive $156 million in funding to hire 1,600 new dentists, dental hygienists, assistants, aides and technicians. 
In managing acute and chronic physical and mental conditions by performing history taking and the physical examination, nurse practitioners, within their scope of practice, diagnose medical disorders, order treatments, perform advanced procedures, prescribe medications, and make referrals. While initially proud of their independence from nursing, nurse practitioners sought to be qualified to engage in their scope of practice by working within the profession of nursing to establish an advanced degree to go with their more complex and responsible practices-The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
The AUCD Public Health team participated in the Coalition for Health Funding Public Health Fair on July 13, 2016 on Capitol Hill. The team highlighted AUCD's 
The American Public Health Association is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support the Transportation and Health Tool (the "THT"), an initiative carried out in cooperation with the US Department of Transportation ("USDOT"). The THT allows transportation decision-makers and stakeholders to understand how a state or metropolitan area compares to others across a set of key transportation and health indicators. The tool also includes 25 evidence-based strategies to improve health outcomes and equity through transportation. To learn more visit the 
People with mobility disabilities (such as people who use a cane, walker, or wheelchair) are less likely to be physically active. Previous studies have identified community barriers to physical activity. However, these studies did not measure how people with mobility disabilities rated community barriers to physical activity. This study examined how people with mobility disabilities rate community barriers and explore relationships between these barriers and engagement in physical activity.
The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities (NDCPD), a Center of Excellence at Minot State University, launched its first iPad application, "Fill Your Plate with Color," an app developed for and tested by individuals with intellectual disabilities. This app teaches the importance of including colorful fruits and vegetables in a healthy diet.
The AUCD Public Health Team presented the "Including People with Disabilities: Public Health Workforce Competencies" during a sharing session at the 2016 NACCHO Conference: Cultivating a Culture of Health Equity. Dr. Adriane Griffen also presented a poster based on her dissertation work on inclusive tobacco cessation programs titled "Health Equity for All: Increasing LHD Capacity to Include People with Disabilities."
Statement from Georges C. Benjamin, MD, executive director of the American Public Health Association, in the wake of this week's tragic shootings.
Resources
- AUCD Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit
- AUCD Publications and Brochures
- Cultural Competency & Inclusion
- Embedding Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence
- Family Interaction Training (FIT) Program
- Links to Related Resources
- Listservs
- Newsletters
- NIRS
- Prepared4ALL: Whole Community Inclusive Emergency Planning
- Portrayal of People with Disabilities
- Public Health Is For Everyone
- SIGs
- Trainees & Early Career Professionals
- Webinar Library
