Date: March 19, 2013
Time: 3:00 pm Eastern
Register Now: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/187978546
This webinar is being jointly sponsored with the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a tool for practitioners, researchers, consumers, administrators, policy makers, and governments. Published by the World Health Organization (WHO), it is the basis for WHO member countries' (a) assessment and monitoring of mortality, morbidity, injuries, external causes, other health parameters; (b) tracking epidemics and disease burden; (c) identifying appropriate targets of health care resources; and (d) public health accountability. The 11th iteration of the ICD is under development; the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) have been part of the WHO process for stakeholder input on the condition previously known as "mental retardation." Join us to hear more about this process.
Date: March 13, 2013
Time: 2:00 pm Eastern
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Webinar Host:The ARC for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
APHA's Disability Section Student Webinar Series promotes learning and provides an opportunity for students to share their research and to network with the leaders in the field throughout the year! This webinar will focus on barriers to health promotion for individuals with disabilities and strategies to overcome them. The moderator of this webinar is Dr. James Rimmer, the Lakeshore foundation Endowed Chair of Health promotion and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Director of the UAB/Lakeshore Collaborative. The presenters include: Carolyn Lullo, PhD candidate in the Disability Studies Program within the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago; Helen Russette, a Masters Candidate in Public Health at the Montana Disability and Health Program; and David Dawley, a DrPH student in Maternal and Child Health in the College of Public Health at the University of AZ.
APHA Disability Section Call for 2013 Awards Nominations
Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution through
scholarship, teaching, practice and/or advocacy to advance the health and quality of life of people with disabilities? Do you know an especially dedicated student? If you do, now is the time to nominate him or her for one of the 2013 APHA Disability Section Awards. Join us in honoring those who have made significant contributions to the field of disability within the context of public health. Students are encouraged to nominate a fellow student or mentor. The Disability Section offers the following awards: 1) Lifetime Achievement, 2) Allan Meyers, 3) New Investigator, 4) Student Member, and 5) Advocacy.
For further information and to obtain a nomination form, please contact Adriane Griffen, APHA Disability Section Awards Committee Chair, at [email protected] with the words "Awards Nomination Form Request" in the email subject line. The deadline for nominations is 5pm ET, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The winners will be presented with their awards at the 2013 APHA Annual Meeting in Boston during the Disability Section Business and Awards Meeting.
Health and Disability Special Interest Group (SIG) Listserv
As a reminder, the SIG group has a listserv address available for use. Use this listserv to connect with colleagues and to learn from efforts across states. Members can communicate via the list using email by replying to an existing message or sending a new message to the list’s email address: [email protected]. Remember that when you are replying to a message, you are replying to the entire list, not to the individual who is sending the message.
