Public Health Competencies for Inclusion

Learn about Competencies and Action Steps

• Including People with Disabilities: Public Health Workforce Competencies with Dr. Adriane Griffen (webinar recording) 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, specifically the Inclusion of 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.
  • Public Health Workforce Competencies Presentation (PDF)
  • Learning Modules for “Including People with Disabilities: Public Health Workforce Competencies”
• Emergency Preparedness issues and ADA issues: Archived Webinars

Strengthen your Competencies

• Complete this free online training: Health and Disability 101: Training for Health Department Employees
  • Resources relevant to Health and Disability 101:
    • World Health Organization’s ICF definition and descriptions of disabilities and disability and health fact sheet.
    • CDC’s Disability and Health Data System: See national and state-level health data on populations with and without disability.
    • ADA’s Best Practices Toolkit for State and Local Governments
    • Success Story on Inclusion at Kent County Health Department
    • Emergency Preparedness Tools for Emergency Managers and Community-Based Organizations
    • Updating your local CHIP? See NCHPAD’s Inclusive Community Health Implementation Package (iCHIP)
    • Learn about the 9 Guidelines for Disability Inclusion