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Project

Addressing Health Literacy Issues for Adult with Developmental Disabilities

Center:

SD-Center for Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2007

Contact Information:

Center ZZZ_Disabilities
[email protected]
605-357-1439

Project Description:

The World Health Organization notes that health literacy implies the achievement of a level of knowledge, personal skills and confidence to take action to improve personal and community health by changing lifestyles and living conditions. For people with disabilities, health literacy can become and issue of quality of life, and surveys found that literacy skills, societal barrirs in regards to health literacy.

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy, diabetes, nutrition, adults with disabilities

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Mulit-County