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Video: About the Kentucky Disability and Public Health in Higher Education Project
The Kentucky Disability and Public Health in Higher Education Project focuses on building leadership opportunities, developing content, and information sharing for students with disabilities and students in public health. Watch this video to learn more.
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Southeast SuperHub Champions working to increase vaccine confidence
Led by the Human Development Institute in partnership with Georgia State University, a coalition of advocates and community partners have taken on the important task of promoting vaccine confidence in the Southeast US. The COVID-19 Vaccine Information and Dissemination SuperHub for the Southeast region was organized with the goal to Increase vaccine access and uptake…
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UK Human Development Institute Resources Formally Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics for Families of Infants with Down Syndrome
In a clinical report released on April 18, The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended resources administered by the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute to pediatricians across the nation. These resources are recommended to be distributed by pediatricians to families learning about a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. The report directs medical providers to Lettercase:…
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HDI to Host Prenatal Disability Education Summit
On May 13, 2022, the National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources, housed at the UK Human Development Institute will host the Prenatal Disability Education Summit at the Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. This event is sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation (JPKF) and will bring together national medical,…
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HDI Staff and Students Selected to present at National Conferences
Congratulations to HDI Staff selected to present at the 2022 National Council on Rehabilitation Education Conference in San Diego, California in March. Evaluating the Stress-Appraisal-Coping Model of Wellbeing for People with Multiple Sclerosis during the Pandemic by Kanako Iwanaga and Phillip Rumrill Determinants of Quality of Life Among Employed People with Multiple Sclerosis: Hierarchical Analysis by Muna…
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University of Kentucky Human Development Institute releases 2022-2023 Strategic Plan
The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) is pleased to announce the release of its 2022-2023 Strategic Plan. As Kentucky’s University Center on Disability, HDI is committed to advancing efforts that build inclusive communities, address inequities, and improve the lives of all Kentuckians who experience disability across the lifespan. Consistent with our Core Values,…
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HDI introduces new mental health project: Merge
The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute introduces a new project: Merge. The project will strengthen the existing training framework serving Kentuckians with co-occurring mental health, and intellectual and developmental disabilities (MHIDD). By evolving current training, Merge aims to increase and improve the application of person-centered services and referral systems. Merge hopes to build stronger…
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HDI Staff to Present at Annual AUCD Conference
University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) staff are preparing to present sessions and posters at the 2021 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) conference. The theme of this year’s conference is Learning Together: Connecting Research and Lived Experience. The UK HDI is Kentucky’s Center on Disability and is a University Center of…