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Project

SoM - UCEDD IPP - PUBH Certificate

Center:

CT-A. J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2022

Contact Information:

Tara Lutz
[email protected]
860-679-1500

Project Description:

The Certificate of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies in Public Health (Disability Studies) is a 12-credit graduate level course of studies offered entirely online. It uses the 10 Essential Public Health Services as a framework to study the health and well-being of people with disabilities and their families, as well as the communities in which they live, learn, work, and play, and the populations of which they are a part. The Certificate is comprised of the following 4 courses (3-credits each): Foundations of Public Health and Disability Epidemiology of Disability Disability Law, Policy, Ethics, and Advocacy Public Health Interventions in Disability This Certificate was originally designed in collaboration with UConn's eCampus within the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning. This is a 135-hour course.

Keyword(s):

Interdisciplinary, public health, disabilities,

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State