Promoting Health and Preventing Disease for People with Disabilities: The Unique Role of the Division of Human Development and Disability, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Episode 3)

A 4-part webinar series co-sponsored by the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) and the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).

Differences in Health Status for People with Disabilities

CDC recognizes the challenges that people with disabilities face in achieving and maintaining good health. This webinar will describe some of the health indicators reflecting these challenges; present overviews of selected programs that offer promising approaches to improving them in achieving and maintaining healthy weight for people with disabilities; and outline a strategy for expanding these efforts.
Panelist: Michael H. Fox, Sc.D., Associate Director of Science, Division of Human Development and Disability, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention