Quarterly Digest

PUBLIC HEALTH

Letter from the Editor By: Rebecca Cline Welcome back to NCHPAD's Public Health Quarterly Digest! I hope you are each enjoying the weather transition into the fall months as it's finally getting chilly here in Alabama. As the seasons are changing, we want you to know that NCHPAD is making some changes too. We will be moving from our monthly newsletter to our quarterly digests only. Be sure to sign up for each of our target audiences' digests so you can stay up to date on new resources, information, and upcoming events. Inside this public health digest, you'll find topics on inclusive community design, healthy eating, wellness campaigns, and much more. I hope these resources benefit you with your work towards building a healthy and inclusive community! Happy Fall, y'all!

Conducting a Walkability Assessment More and more communities across the country are seeing walkability as an asset to promote the health of their residents and enhance economic vitality, but how do you know if your neighborhood or other part of your community is walkable? To learn more, please click here . Disability Etiquette Using the proper terminology can make all the difference when speaking to someone with a disability. Best practice suggests using person-first language; however, other acceptable forms exist, such as identity-first. Read this article on person-first language for those with sensory, mobility, or intellectual disability.

Recruitment for Health & Disability Fellowship Program NACCHO is recruiting for two graduate students to join the 2018-2019 Health and Disability Fellowship Program. This program offers an invaluable workforce development opportunity for graduate students seeking hands-on experience in the public health disability field. To learn more and apply, please click here .

APHA Annual Meeting It's not too late to register for the American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting held Nov. 10-14 in San Diego! This year's theme is, "Creating the Healthiest Nation: Health Equity Now." Click here for more information. NIH's All of Us Journey  All of Us is a new research program whose goal is to advance precision medicine. The study is reaching out to every type of participant. To join this research study and help build a healthier future, please click here .

National Diabetes Month November celebrates National Diabetes Month. Prevent T2 For All is an adaptation of CDC's Prevent T2. The inclusive program is designed to promote modest weight loss, increased physical activity, and other lifestyle changes in adults diagnosed with pre-diabetes. To learn more, please click here .

Cooking with a Disability NCHPAD has created an independent cooking video series featuring tips for using adapted utensils, tips for cooking with vision loss, and tips for kitchen accessibility and inexpensive fixes. To watch the videos, please click here .

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