Increase your skills for supporting people with disabilities to live healthy and inclusive lives. Complete interactive scenarios highlighting the importance of culturally responsive communication, and challenging you to think critically about ways to support independence and quality in healthcare and community navigation. Review barriers that exist for people with disabilities to receiving healthcare and other services. Explore how policies may affect people with disabilities and consider ways to advocate for people with disabilities. Comprehensive resources provided.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this training learners will be able to:
- Describe the tenets of self-advocacy, inclusion, and respect important to people with disabilities.
- Practice culturally responsive and inclusive communication for people with disabilities.
- Discuss policies related to healthcare and disability rights.
- Identify resources for people with disabilities and their support networks.
Format: Self-paced training (work at your own pace, use "save and exit" as needed).
Duration: ~90 minutes
Arranged by: Allison Root, DrPH, MCHES, RDN
Subject Matter Experts: Barbara Brent, MS, Community Systems Change Liaison; Celina Urquidez, MPH Clinic and Education Coordinator from the University of Arizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities.
Target Audience: Public Health Professionals including community health workers, doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and health educators.
Published: 3/2024
Disclosures: The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest.
CE Available:
- Continuing Education Contact Hours for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES): This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours, 1.5 continuing competency credits. WRPHTC provider number 99036.
- Continuing Professional Education Units for Dietitians (CPEUs): As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the WRPHTC is approved to offer continuing professional education units by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. The WRPHTC designates this activity for 1.5 contact hours for dietitians. Dietitians should enter activities as type 102 on their Activity Log.
Accreditation Statements
The WRPHTC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team through November 2025.
The WRPHTC is a Designated Multiple Event Provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
