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

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:

The Evaluation Center for HIV and Oral Health (ECHO) team participated in workshops and poster presentations at the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantees Meeting in August and will present at the APHA Annual Meeting in October. These presentations will focus on various models and methods to increase access to oral health care for people living with HIV/AIDS.
More about ECHO workshops
Team members from the PEER Center, which promotes the use of peer programs to improve care for people living with HIV/AIDS, convened an institute and conducted a workshop at the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantees Meeting in August. They will also present a seminar at the US Conference on AIDS in September. These presentations focus on aspects of implementing effective peer support programs.
More about PEER Center presentations
Technical Briefs related to Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
The Catalyst Center has created two new technical briefs:
- Designing Evaluation Studies of Care Coordination Outcomes of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
- Mandated Benefits: Essential to Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs