Living Healthy with a Disability

Healthy Living with a Disability under the auspices of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Safe and Active Communities (SAC) Branch, started operations July 1, 2002 under a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control.  Starting in 2002, the program created a Strategic Plan, Universal Livability: A Dream for Tomorrow, A Plan for Today (Word, 132 KB).  Through the Strategic Plan, Healthy Living with a Disability found life and purpose through the mission statement of promoting the health and quality of life of people with disabilities (PWD) and to prevent or lessen the effects of secondary conditions through collaborative leadership to affect environmental, policy and systems changes.  .

For program information, contact Nancy Guenther, Program Manager, at nancy.guenther@cdph.ca.gov.

For surveillence information, contact Julie Cross Riedel, Program Epidemiologist, at julie.crossriedel@cdph.ca.gov