Action Alert: Comment on Revised National Health Interview Survey Disability Questions
The National Center for Health Statistics has proposed major revisions to the 2028 National Health Interview Survey.
Per multiple disability advocacy and public health organizations, these changes will make it harder to identify the true scope and nature of disabilities in our country.
Take action and submit a public comment by October 19, 2026.
Hot Off The Press: Advancing Accessibility to Improve Civic Health Equity
Hot off the press!
"We encourage public health professionals to look beyond compliance to apply a human rights lens to accessibility and civic health equity work."
I'm excited to share a new publication in the journal Health Promotion Practice (HPP), co-authored with Nailah Henry, MPH, CCRC, titled "Advancing Accessibility to Improve Civic Health Equity."
Disability Inclusion in Public Health: How We Can Strengthen Workforce Capacity
I had the pleasure of watching the recent NACCHO webinar “Embedding Disability Inclusion in Public Health: Strategies to Strengthen Systems and Workforce Capacity.”
Their Health and Disability team conducted a landscape analysis to identify systems-level strategies that help local health departments (LHDs) build workforce capacity and embed disability expertise into core public health practices.
Today, I’m sharing key takeaways and resources from the webinar, along with their applications to my work in public health instructional design, with a special interest in accessibility.
National Public Health Week 2025: Advocating for the Public Health Workforce
Like many of you, it has been hard to balance celebrating National Public Health Week (April 7-13, 2025) while simultaneously reeling from funding loss and mass firings across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Today, I'm talking about the importance of advocating for the public health workforce and encouraging us all to keep going, even in this difficult political climate.