Improving the Health of People with Mobility Limitations and IDD (CDC)
Project Description:
Missouri is one of 10 CDC State Disability and Health Programs under the cooperative agreement CDC-RFA-DD21-2103: Improving the Health of People with Mobility Limitations and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities through State-based Public Health Programs. The overall goal of this project is to reduce health disparities experienced by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and adults with mobility limitations (ML) in the state. To help achieve this goal, the University of Missouri - Kansas City, along with support from the Missouri Disability and Health Collaborative partners, is funded to:
- Establish, expand, and enhance partnerships with organizations that serve adults with disabilities
- Train healthcare personnel on best practices in providing accessible preventive health care to adults with disabilities
- Link adults with IDD to preventive health care and health promotion programs in their community
- Identify gaps in resources and tools to promote health among adults with disabilities and define action steps to address those gaps
- Implement and evaluate evidence-based health behavior interventions, as well as policy, system, and environmental changes
- Disseminate key findings and lessons learned
The following outcomes are anticipated at the end of the five-year funding period (2021-26):
- An increase in the number of healthcare providers that can offer accessible preventive health care to adults with disabilities
- Fewer unmet preventive health care needs, including mental health, among adults with disabilities
-Improved health behaviors and wellness among adults with disabilities
-Decreased rates of chronic conditions, and their associated risk factors, among adults with disabilities
Keyword(s):
preventative healthcare, healthy lifestyle behaviors, health programming
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training, Other Direct/Model Services, Demonstration Services
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities, Quality of Life
Target Audience:
Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Mulit-County, State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
