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. It was launched in 2014 to address the lack of disability content in public health education. The Certificate is comprised of 4 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. The four certificate courses include: Foundations of Public Health and Disability; Epidemiology of Disability; Disability Law, Policy, Ethics, and Advocacy; and Public Health Interventions in Disability. The outcome will be a better trained public health workforce able to advocate and meet the needs of persons with disabilities.
Keyword(s):
Adolescent Health, Mental/Behavioral Health – Autism, Clinical Care, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood – General, Emergency Services for Children – Emergency Preparedness, Health Care Transition, Health Equity, Health Insurance, Immunizations, Life Course Approach, Medical Home, Mental/Behavioral Health – General , Nutrition, Obesity, Oral Health, Social Determinants of Health, Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs, Interdisciplinary, public health
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban, Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State, National
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
