Project Description:
        The purpose of the Certificate of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies in Public Health is to build and support a workforce to meet the needs of persons with disabilities. By demonstrating public health and disability competencies, students from public health and related fields develop the knowledge and skills to be agents of change and advocates with people with disabilities for equity. It was launched in 2014 to address the lack of disability content in public health education. The Certificate is comprised of 4, 3-credit online graduate courses. Course goals align with the 10 Essential Public Health Services to examine the health and well-being of people with disabilities and their families. Students demonstrate disability and public health workforce competencies. The titles of the courses include: Foundations of Public Health and Disability; Epidemiology of Disability; Disability Law, Policy, Ethics, and Advocacy; and Public Health Interventions in Disability.
     
    
        Keyword(s):
        Interdisciplinary,  public health,  disabilities, 
     
    
        Core Function(s):
        Training Trainees, Developing & Disseminating Information
     
    
        Area of Emphasis
        Health-Related Activities
     
    
        Target Audience:
        Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees)
     
    
        Unserved or Under-served Populations:
        Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Urban, Specific Groups
     
    
        Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
        State, National
     
    
    
        COVID-19 Related Data:
        
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