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NACCHO’s Health and Disability Program is supported by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The program provides local health departments with the tools and resources needed to successfully include people with disabilities in all local health department activities.

Featured Content
Disability Partnerships Training

Learn how to leverage partnerships with disability organizations to ensure programs meet the needs of people with disabilities.
Disability Inclusion and Emergency Preparedness

Learn more about a CDC funded project to address the needs of people with disabilities in COVID-19.

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Inclusive Physical Activity During the Pandemic

Learn the role of local health departments with this blog from NACCHO's Health and Disability Fellow.

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Preparing People with Disabilities for Climate Change

Learn how local health departments can help ensure that any preparedness activities and plans are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
Training

Below are training on how local health department staff can include people with disabilities in their public health programs and leverage partnerships with local disability organizations.

E-Learning Module: Health & Disability 101 - Health Department Employee Training
Leveraging Partnerships with Disability Organizations Training
Stories From the Field
Resources

Local health departments can learn how to better include people with disabilities in their programs, products, and services by reviewing the following resources:

Fact Sheet: Five Steps for Inclusive Health Promotion
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Follow-up National Assessment of the Practices, Awareness, and Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Local Health Departments' Public Health Practices
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Fact Sheet: Five Steps for Inclusive Communication: Engaging People with Disabilities
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Fact Sheet: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness Efforts
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Directory of Community-Based Organizations Serving People with Disabilities
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Strategies for Successfully Including People with Disabilities in Health Department Programs, Plans, and Services
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National Assessment of the Knowledge, Awareness, and Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Local Health Departments’ Public Health Practices
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What Local Health Departments Should Know about the Population of People with Disabilities
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Including People with Disabilities in Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Smoking Programs Offered by Local Health Departments
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Including People with Disabilities in Reproductive Health Programs and Services
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MAPP Resource Guide for Disability Inclusion
Capacity-Building Toolkit for Including Aging & Disability Networks in Emergency Planning
NACCHO Empowers Local Health Departments to Include People with Disabilities in All Activities
Recognizing Intersectionality and Unpacking Unconscious Bias
Reducing Healthcare Inequities Experienced by Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Learning Together: Creating Engaging, Accessible, and Inclusive Virtual Meetings
Inclusive Physical Activity During the Pandemic: Role of Local Health Departments

NACCHO provides technical assistance to support the inclusion of people with disabilities in all health department activities, including emergency preparedness planning/response, health promotion, community health assessment and improvement planning, and staff training.

NACCHO holds initial one hour consultation calls with local health departments and outlines an action plan. NACCHO staff and fellows provide technical assistance and local health departments are provided with a summary report including recommendations and resources to promote inclusion.

NACCHO’s Health and Disability program maintains a diverse workgroup with partners from national disability organizations, local health departments, academic researchers and people with disabilities. The workgroup meets on a quarterly basis. The workgroup is instrumental in reviewing tools and resources for local health departments and has played a crucial role in the development of NACCHO's Health and Disability policy statement.

You can view policy statements developed by the Health and Disability team that demonstrate NACCHO's commitment to health and disability at the local level on the NACCHO policies page.

Sent mid-month, the Health and Disability Bulletin shares news, tools, resources, events, and opportunities related to disability inclusion and awareness.

  1. Log in to MyNACCHO (or create a free account).
  2. Go to “My Subscriptions.”
  3. Check the box next to "Health Disability Newsletter" (and any other e-newsletters you wish you receive).
  4. Click “Save” at the bottom of the page.
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Jennifer Li

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Community Health Program

Sara Lyons

Program Analyst, Health and Disability

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