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Project

D&H - Disability and Health

Center:

GA-Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2023

Contact Information:

Erin Vinoski Thomas
[email protected]
404-413-1346

Project Description:

This program is a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the CLD to lead a Disability and Health State Program. This program is a collaboration among Georgia State, Augusta University, the Morehouse School of Medicine, and community and state agency partners. It is implementing and evaluating activities across Georgia, including needs assessments, training for healthcare providers, health promotion interventions, and solutions to policy, system and environmental barriers to health for people with disabilities, with the goal of reducing health disparities experienced by adults with intellectual and development disabilities and those with mobility limitations.

Keyword(s):

Adults with Disabilities, Health, Barriers, Access

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, 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:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County, Mulit-County