|

AUCD Community Inclusion

AUCD’s Community Inclusion Team supports the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Network in partnership with the Administration for Community Living.

Learn More
|

AUCD Maternal and Child Health Engagement

AUCD’s Maternal and Child Health Engagement supports the Autism CARES Programs, including LEND and DBP Programs.

Learn More
|

AUCD Public Health

AUCD’s Public Health Team works to create health promotion and public health efforts that include people with disabilities.

Learn More
|

AUCD Emerging Leaders Community

AUCD Emerging Leaders are a part of a community that includes trainees, early career professionals, self-advocates, and family members from AUCD member Centers and Programs.

Learn More

Donate

Project

Reaching People with Disabilities through Healthy Communities (NACDD)

Center:

IA-Center for Disabilities and Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2018

Contact Information:

Caitlin Owens
[email protected]
319-356-7023

Project Description:

The purpose of this project is for CDD to serve as a State Expert Advisor to two local communities participating in the Reaching People with Disabilities through Healthy Communities national pilot project with NACDD and the CDC Disability and Health Branch. CDD will work with two local community partners (located in Woodbury and Carroll county Iowa) by providing the necessary state-based technical assistance in the ongoing implementation and evaluation of the project, participating in virtual and in-person project-related training with NACDD and CDC for the project period, and developing sustainability, technical assistance, and engagement plans with Community Partners.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County, State

Funding Source:

Federal