AUCD Connects Disability and Health Partners for First Time
Over 150 key disability and health leaders from around the country are expected to attend the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) convened Disability and Health Partners Meeting, “Building Healthy Communities for Everyone,” held in collaboration with CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
Silver Spring, MD, June 08, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Over 150 key disability and health leaders from around the country are expected to attend the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) convened Disability and Health Partners Meeting, “Building Healthy Communities for Everyone,” held in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), as well as the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
“Over 54 million Americans have a disability, therefore it is critically important that we ensure that effective health and wellness programs are welcoming and adapted for people with disabilities,” says Dr. George Jesien, PhD, AUCD’s Executive Director. “This is the first time that we have convened disability as well as general population health leaders together with potential partners. All general population health efforts like obesity prevention, physical activity, and well-patient screening need to include and welcome people with disabilities.”
Who: Disability and Health State Implementation Projects, Public Health Practice and Resource Centers, State Health Departments, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
What: Disability and Health Partners Meeting, “Building Healthy Communities for Everyone”
Where: Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro,733 West Madison, Chicago, IL 60661
When: June 14-June 16, 2011: Agenda Highlights:
~Plenary - June 14, 9:45am, featuring Dr. Eduardo Simoes, Prevention Research Centers Program, CDC
~Helping Hands Award - June 14, 12noon, recognizing Access Living
~Adaptive Dance Workshop - June 14, 5 pm, facilitated by Dance>Detour
~Healthy Lifestyles for Everyone - June 15, 12:45pm, featuring Dr. Jeff Levi, Trust for America’s Health
~Walk-N-Roll - June 15, 5:30pm, featuring accessible routes in Greektown.
The meeting will engage partnerships between universities, state health departments and health and disability organizations toward the goal of strengthening the nation's capacity to provide programs and services for a wide range of disabilities across the lifespan. AUCD is a nonprofit network of university-based interdisciplinary centers and programs working to advance policy and practices for people living with disabilities and their families. For more information on the Disability and Health Partners Meeting or AUCD, please visit www.aucd.org.
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“Over 54 million Americans have a disability, therefore it is critically important that we ensure that effective health and wellness programs are welcoming and adapted for people with disabilities,” says Dr. George Jesien, PhD, AUCD’s Executive Director. “This is the first time that we have convened disability as well as general population health leaders together with potential partners. All general population health efforts like obesity prevention, physical activity, and well-patient screening need to include and welcome people with disabilities.”
Who: Disability and Health State Implementation Projects, Public Health Practice and Resource Centers, State Health Departments, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
What: Disability and Health Partners Meeting, “Building Healthy Communities for Everyone”
Where: Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro,733 West Madison, Chicago, IL 60661
When: June 14-June 16, 2011: Agenda Highlights:
~Plenary - June 14, 9:45am, featuring Dr. Eduardo Simoes, Prevention Research Centers Program, CDC
~Helping Hands Award - June 14, 12noon, recognizing Access Living
~Adaptive Dance Workshop - June 14, 5 pm, facilitated by Dance>Detour
~Healthy Lifestyles for Everyone - June 15, 12:45pm, featuring Dr. Jeff Levi, Trust for America’s Health
~Walk-N-Roll - June 15, 5:30pm, featuring accessible routes in Greektown.
The meeting will engage partnerships between universities, state health departments and health and disability organizations toward the goal of strengthening the nation's capacity to provide programs and services for a wide range of disabilities across the lifespan. AUCD is a nonprofit network of university-based interdisciplinary centers and programs working to advance policy and practices for people living with disabilities and their families. For more information on the Disability and Health Partners Meeting or AUCD, please visit www.aucd.org.
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Adriane Griffen
301-588-8252
www.aucd.org
Adriane Griffen
301-588-8252
www.aucd.org
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