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Newly Released: New Hampshire Disability and Public Health Project Resources
The New Hampshire Disability and Public Health Project recently released a number of valuable resources, including a new report, video...
Jun 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care Facilities
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled:...
Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
New HHS Blog: Zika and Pregnancy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a blog titled, “Zika and Pregnancy: Protecting Babies,...
May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Seeking Input: Disability Data in Community Health Assessments
The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is seeking success stories from local health departments (LHDs) on ways the disability...
Apr 27, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Archived Webinar: Healthy Communities – An Assessment and Implementation Framework...
The New York State Disability and Health Program in partnership with the SUNY Albany School of Public Health released a recording of...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Fact Sheet: Disability Stigma and Your Patients
The University of Washington Healthy Aging Rehabilitation Research Training Center has released a fact sheet entitled, “Disability...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Vital Signs: Arthritis in America
This month’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Signs Report addresses how arthritis affects millions of adults in...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
March is National Nutrition Month!
This year’s theme for National Nutrition Month® is “Put Your Best Fork Forward.” This month is a great way to promote messages...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Newly Released: New Hampshire Disability and Public Health Project ResourcesThe New Hampshire Disability and Public Health Project recently released a number of valuable resources, including a new report, video and two fact sheets, please see below for details and links to access each item. Local health departments and partners are strongly encouraged to use these resources as tools to support disability inclusion within the […] Jun 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care FacilitiesThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled: “Increasing the Physical Accessibility of Health Care Facilities.” This resource provides an overview of barriers faced by individuals with disabilities attempting to enter or navigate health care facilitates; the current federal and state-level policies designed... Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New HHS Blog: Zika and PregnancyThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a blog titled, “Zika and Pregnancy: Protecting Babies, Protecting Yourself.” The article is written by Dr. Margaret Honein, Birth Defects Branch Chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), and Co-lead of the Pregnancy […] May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Seeking Input: Disability Data in Community Health AssessmentsThe NACCHO Health and Disability Program is seeking success stories from local health departments (LHDs) on ways the disability community has been highlighted as a part of community health assessments and/or community health improvement plans. These stories will be used to create a “best practices” resource designed to encourage LHDs to engage individuals with disabilities […] Apr 27, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Archived Webinar: Healthy Communities – An Assessment and Implementation Framework to Achieve Inclusion of Persons with DisabilityThe New York State Disability and Health Program in partnership with the SUNY Albany School of Public Health released a recording of their March 2016 webcast, “Healthy Communities: An Assessment and Implementation Framework to Achieve Inclusion of Persons with Disability.” During the webcast, featured presenter, Yochai Eisenberg, MUPP, from the Center on Health Promotion Research for […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Fact Sheet: Disability Stigma and Your PatientsThe University of Washington Healthy Aging Rehabilitation Research Training Center has released a fact sheet entitled, “Disability Stigma and Your Patients.” This fact sheet is designed as a guide for health care providers on how to have respectful, stigma-free interactions with their patients. Local health officials are encouraged to share this fact sheet among their […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Vital Signs: Arthritis in AmericaThis month’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Signs Report addresses how arthritis affects millions of adults in the United States. About 54 million adults reported that their doctor had diagnosed them with arthritis, and is one of the leading cause of disability. The report presents the latest findings on the effects of arthritis […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
March is National Nutrition Month!This year’s theme for National Nutrition Month® is “Put Your Best Fork Forward.” This month is a great way to promote messages about healthy eating in your community. Health.gov has developed a National Nutrition Month Promo Kit to help promote National Nutrition Month as well as the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The Centers for […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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