In the spirit of continuing to build disability community spaces that are accessible and inclusive for all, AAHD invites you to join us on Bluesky! Feel free to share this blog post with your communities. We've featured some easy ways you can build your contact lists on this growing platform to reach disability and health researchers, public health professionals, and cross-disability community groups: https://lnkd.in/eZeDyBy4 #Disability #DisabilityCommunity
American Association on Health & Disability
Non-profit Organizations
Rockville, MD 2,299 followers
Dedicated to the health of people with disabilities.
About us
Dedicated to ensuring health equity and inclusion for persons with disabilities through policy, research, and dissemination. What is AAHD? The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is a cross-disability national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committed to promoting health and wellness initiatives for children and adults with disabilities. AAHD is the only national organization specifically dedicated to integrating public health and disability into the overall public health agenda. AAHD’s purpose is to advance theory, knowledge and practice in reducing the incidence of secondary conditions, improving accessibility and eliminating health disparities in children and adults with disabilities. AAHD’s members are composed of disability researchers, health care professionals, public health professionals, policy analysts, disability organizations, health departments, people with disabilities and interested members of the general public.
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http://www.aahd.us
External link for American Association on Health & Disability
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Rockville, MD
- Type
- Public Company
- Founded
- 1994
- Specialties
- Information desemination, Partnership education and collaboration, Health access, Disability integration, Knowledge Translation, Disability Outreach, Disability Health, and Disability Policy
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110 N. Washington Street
Suite 328J
Rockville, MD 20850, US
Employees at American Association on Health & Disability
Updates
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Our Executive Director, Karl Cooper, has joined the National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research. Learn more about their current research priorities and projects in our press release: https://lnkd.in/epERRns5
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We're hiring for a 6-month Project Coordinator position! The position is full-time and applications are due by December 8th. Feel free to share this with your networks: https://lnkd.in/e9gjeZQ4
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Are you interested in hosting a community conversation circle for people with autoimmune conditions? On Wednesday, December 4th at 2:00 pm ET / 11:00 am PT, tune in for an info session to learn how. With our conversation guides, we're developing spaces to talk about health concerns across the disability community (including autoimmunity and recovery care). Conversation Circles offer a space for community members to share their knowledge and experiences as a person with lived experience. It's also a place to learn about emerging health research and where the research should go next. ASL Interpretation and Closed Captioning (CART) will be provided upon request. Register here to join: https://lnkd.in/ex3rxfaj
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Did you catch NIH on CBS Sunday Morning? The National Institutes of Health’s Nutrition for Precision Health initiative, powered by the All of Us Research Program, was highlighted as a key driver of innovation in nutrition research. This study—the largest of its kind—aims to enroll over 8,000 participants from diverse backgrounds to learn more about how our bodies respond differently to food. The CBS segment followed an All of Us participant through the study process, showcasing: ✅Innovative methods to track food intake and understand metabolic rate ✅ Cutting-edge technology for microbiome analysis This pioneering effort is helping shape the future of nutrition and health research. 🎥 Watch the segment here: https://lnkd.in/deCdt6UJ
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Today's our conversation on disability and nutrition! Stay tuned for the recording and resources page, which will be posted to the AAHD blog next week: https://aahd.us/aahd-blog/ #DisabilityHealth #Disability
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Join us for "Disability, Nutrition & All of Us", a conversation on Wednesday November 20th at 2 PM ET/ 11am PT. ASL and CART will be provided. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eSYm84Xh #AllofUsInclusion #JoinAllofUs Share this opportunity with your community with our Outreach Toolkit: https://lnkd.in/eXsyBczs
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American Association on Health & Disability reposted this
The playbook for the incoming administration will have profound implications for all people with disabilities, particularly those who are multiply marginalized. CRDJ is sharing a co-generated Race & Disability Syllabus containing articles, policy assessments, and resources that analyze the impact of #Project2025 on issues of racial and disability justice. Organized by the mandate's chapters and themes, users can submit their own resources to contribute to the knowledge base using the embedded form. We invite everyone to use, share, add to, and preserve this information! Find the Syllabus here: https://lnkd.in/gkSKQr2v
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ATTENTION adults with disabilities: The @us-government is working on a report to understand the barriers or challenges adults with disabilities experience to getting healthcare. They are seeking input from disability community members and caregivers. You can fill out the survey in less than a minute! Share your input by 11/30, and help us spread the word! https://lnkd.in/eNaxS6A3 #DisabilityHealth #Disability
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