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Partnering with Women with Disabilities to Develop a Health Information Website

Women with disabilities are living longer with better quality of life as a result of advances in medical science, pharmacology, and technology. For those with access to those resources, the risks of morbidity and mortality from disabling conditions combined with common diseases and injuries have been significantly reduced. The problem society faces, however, is bringing this life-saving knowledge, particularly in the area of women’s health, beyond the walls of academic medical centers to the community clinics and homes of the women and their families.

Tom Seekins’ Life Time Achievement Award Speech

RTC:Rural co-director Dr. Tom Seekins was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Public Health Association at their October 2017 meeting. He was unable to accept the award in person, but recorded this acceptance speech.

Kenyan Tale from Mato Onyango-Sabuor

Marty Blair, Executive Director of the Rural Institute, recently traveled to Kenya through the Americans with Disabilities Act International Fellowship Program to help implement early intervention to young children with multisensory impairments. Please feel free to review a this presentation (PDF) on his time in Kenya or click on the ADA Fellowship link for more information.

Milestone Tracker App

Parents, is your baby’s or young child’s development on track for his or her age? Try CDC’s new FREE Milestone Tracker app to find out! Tracking, supporting, and celebrating your young child’s development, from ages 2 months to 5 years, just got a whole lot easier and much more fun!

Webinar: Including People with Disabilities

Public Health Workforce Competencies

Webinar recording available now!

Dr. Adriane Griffen from the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) talks about how public health can improve the health, employment and participation of Montanans with disabilities.

This webinar covered the Including People with Disabilities - Public Health Workforce Competencies, designed to increase the capacity of public health providers to include people with disabilities in their public health plans and efforts. The competencies provide foundational knowledge around the relationship between disability and public health programs and outcomes. Visit http://www.aucd.org/template/page.cfm?id=830 for more Information on the AUCD Public Health Workforce Competencies for Including People with Disabilities.

Rural Institute - Promoting Inclusive Communities