February 29, 2012
Dina Donohue-Chase, Kristin Krok, and Beth Marks) was invited by Easter Seals to present on increasing awareness around health promotion among both community agencies and individuals with I/DD—and spread the message that health promotion is everyone’s responsibility within an organization regardless of job description. The team will discuss HealthMatters Program, a health promotion program for individuals with I/DD and how it can be used to build capacity within an organization and among individuals served to increase healthy lifestyles and decrease health disparities.