The Health and Disability Working Group (HDWG)
The Health and Disability Working Group (HDWG) promotes strategies that improve the delivery of medical, behavioral, and support services to adults with disabilities and chronic illnesses, children with special health needs and people living with HIV/AIDS. Our primary focus is on low income, minority and disenfranchised populations. HDWG is a research, technical assistance and training program at the Boston University School of Public Health.
What's New at HDWG
Upcoming presentations on HIV oral health, peer support programs, child health care, and more
Participants at upcoming conferences will have the opportunity to attend several presentations showcasing HDWG projects:
- New Orleans, July 22: At the National Conference of State Legislatures’ preconference, Improving Child Health: The Role of Policymakers in Providing Treatment for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Carol Tobias will present “Access to Treatment”.
- The Evaluation Center for HIV and Oral Health (ECHO) team will participate in 3 workshops at the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantees Meeting in August and 2 poster presentations at the APHA Annual Meeting in October. These workshops will focus on various models and methods to increase access to oral health care for people living with HIV/AIDS.
More about upcoming ECHO workshops
- Team members from the PEER Center, which promotes the use of peer programs to improve care for people living with HIV/AIDS, will convene an institute and conduct a workshop at the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantees Meeting in August as well as a seminar at the US Conference on AIDS in September. These presentations will focus on aspects of implementing effective peer support programs.
More about upcoming PEER Center presentations
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