AUCD: Concurrent Sessions: Low Cost/No Cost Solutions for Health Activities in Your UCEDD
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Presenter
Ilka Riddle, PhD, DirectorUniversity of Cincinnati UCE, UCEDD/LEND
Other Presenter(s)
Michael Fox, ScD, NCBDDD/CDC, Atlanta, GA;David OHara, PhD, West Chester, NY, NY - Westchester Institute for Human Development, UCEDD/LEND;
Eileen Sparling, EdM, Newark, DE, DE - Center for Disabilities Studies, UCEDD;
Elena Andresen, PhD, Portland, OR, OR - Oregon Institute on Disability & Development, UCEDD/LEND;
Description
This session will provide an overview of health status and health needs of individuals with disabilities and various low cost/no cost strategies that UCEDDs can use: a) increase awareness about health needs of individuals with disabilities with community organizations and policymakers, b) increase awareness about health and healthy lifestyles for individuals and family members and c) impact policies that will increase access to health care and healthy lifestyles. This session is sponsored by the AUCD Health & Disability SIG.Back to Session: Concurrent Sessions