Good morning. Thank you for being here, for sharing your time with us this morning. My name is Candice Lee; I’m the project coordinator for the Health Promotion for People with Disabilities initiative at the Michigan Department of Community Health. (Judi intro) Michigan is one of 16 states to receive a disability health grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to address the health disparities that exist between people who have disabilities and people who do not. Our main focus is to make sure that the health, prevention and screening programs offered by MDCH are available and accessible to people with disabilities.
To that end, that’s why we’re here today. Because you are where the rubber meets the road – you’re out there every day, bringing the very best of public health to the people who need it most. People with disabilities are an increasing segment of the population, and we’d like to talk for awhile about how you can be comfortable when you encounter people with disabilities in your practice, and some alternative physical activity ideas for women with disabilities.