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Project

Expanding the Public Health Workforce within the Disability Network

Center:

IN-Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2024

Contact Information:

Derek Nord
[email protected]
812-855-6508

Project Description:

This letter of assurances serves as the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community's request for funding under the Expanding the Public Health Workforce within the Disability Networks: University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities program and commits the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community to performing all listed assurances and activities as stipulated in the Invitation to Apply. Professionals supported through this program may provide a wide range of public health services and supports, including provision of culturally affirmative and linguistically accessible information, access assistance for vaccines and boosters, transition and diversion from high-risk congregate settings to community living, provision and connections to health and wellness programs, activities that address social isolation and social determinants of health, and other activities that support the public health and wellbeing of people with disabilities.

Keyword(s):

Public Health; workforce; UCEDD

Core Function(s):

Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State