Disability and Health Topical Modules

In addition to Core Funding, grantees may have been awarded funding for supplemental modules. The intent of the modules is to expand the scope of the disability and health program within the state and to increase the reach of state programs in several key areas. Below is a chart indicating which State Disability and Health Programs have funding for optional modules.
 

States with core funding only are DE, IL, ND, NY, and VA.
 

Module A: Implement Evidence-based Interventions

Grantees may implement up to three different evidence-based interventions intended to promote the health and quality of life for individuals living with disabilities.

Module B: Wellness through improving access, health promotion, and health marketing/communication

Grantees may conduct any of the following activities intended to support wellness for people with disabilities:

1. Increase access by people with disabilities to specific health promotion opportunities;
2. Conduct targeted health marketing/communication initiatives to promote health and wellness of persons with disabilities; and
3. Implement the Right to Know Campaign, a health communication program developed by CDC to increase awareness of and promote breast cancer screening for women with physical disabilities age 40 years and older. Conducting this campaign will include working with a behavioral scientist from the CDC Disability and Health team to plan, implement, and evaluate the campaign.
   

Module C: Emergency Preparedness

Grantees may collaborate with state or local disaster preparedness and emergency response programs to address disability issues and to participate in these efforts as well. Specifically, grantees will work to:

1. Promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in state emergency response planning and in related documents;
2. Provide training and education to first responders and other emergency personnel on the needs of persons with disabilities, including hidden disabilities; and
3. Develop and/or disseminate preparedness information to people with disabilities.
   

Module D: Livable Communities/Universal Design

Grantees may use Module D funding to improve the physical and social accessibility of community environments to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. The scope of these projects may also include, but are not limited to, homes, schools, and workplaces. Specific activities include:

1. Facilitating access (both in terms of policy and physical) to health services for persons with disabilities; and
2. Consulting with communities on how to make local programs, services, and environments accessible (especially as they relate to health) to people with disabilities.

Module E: Training Professionals and Paraprofessionals

Grantees may collaborate with partners in training professionals and paraprofessionals on the care and health promotion of people with disabilities. They may:

1. Use existing or modify curriculum materials on disability issues;
2. Partner with the staff of university-based continuing education offices/state medical boards to provide one-time or recurring training to providers;
3. Consult with faculty and staff of health/public health training programs to include lectures/courses on disability issues; and
4. Offer training in a variety of health care and community settings on health promotion for people with disabilities.

Module F: Supplemental Surveillance

Grantees are required to use BRFSS data to conduct state-level surveillance through the activities included in the Core Funding. In addition to analyzing BRFSS data, grantees may also analyze data from existing supplemental data sets to inform the development of and evaluation of program activities. Examples may include, but are not limited to:

1. Existing state administrative data sets,
2. Existing qualitative data sets,
3. Other existing complementary state-wide data, and
4. BRFSS caregiving module