Disability and Health State Programs

CDC’s Disability and Health Promotion Branch currently funds 10 State Disability and Health Programs under the cooperative agreement CDC-RFA-DD21-2103: Improving the Health of People with Mobility Limitations and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities through State-based Public Health Programs. The overall goal of this funding opportunity is to reduce health disparities experienced by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and adults with mobility limitations (ML) in the United States. To help achieve this goal, state programs are funded to

Establish, expand, and enhance partnerships with organizations that serve adults with disabilities

Train healthcare personnel on best practices in providing accessible preventive health care to adults with disabilities

Link adults with IDD to preventive health care and health promotion programs in their community

Identify gaps in resources and tools to promote health among adults with disabilities and define action steps to address those gaps

Implement and evaluate evidence-based health behavior interventions, as well as policy, system, and environmental changes

Disseminate key findings and lessons learned

The following outcomes are anticipated at the end of the five-year funding period (2021-26):

An increase in the number of healthcare providers that can offer accessible preventive health care to adults with disabilities
Fewer unmet preventive health care needs, including mental health, among adults with disabilities
Improved health behaviors and wellness among adults with disabilities
Decreased rates of chronic conditions, and their associated risk factors, among adults with disabilities

Sites Funded Under CDC-RFA-DD21-2103

Georgia State University Foundation Inc.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
The Curators of the University of Missouri on behalf of UM-Kansas City
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
University System of New Hampshire
Health Research Inc./New York State
Ohio State University
Oregon Health and Science University
Utah Department of Health