Health and Disability
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Through a cooperative agreement with the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NACCHO received funds to support local health departments (LHDs) in health promotion for people living with disabilities. NACCHO's Health and Disabilities Project provides LHDs with practical strategies and recommendations, including tools and materials developed by demonstration sites,and relevant information from partner organizations. The purpose of the project is to:
For the past year, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with guidance and funding from the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified and awarded five demonstration sites to improve their capacities in addressing the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities. Click the demonstration sites below for more information. 
NACCHO is currently offering technical assistance support to local health departments to improve their capacity to develop or enhance health promotion programs for people living with disabilities through coordination of existing health department and community services.
Click to see technical assistance sites on map. Click the local health departments receiving technical assistance below for more information. Click here for a summary of all five demonstration site and local health department pairings in the Technical Assistance program. 
In May 2008, the local health departments receiving technical assistance, the demonstration sites, and the workgroup of NACCHO’s Health and Disability Project convened in DC. The group developed a work plan which continues linking health and disabilities to chronic disease prevention, environmental health, and preparedness. |
