Demonstration and Technical Assistance Project

In 2009 and 2010 NACCHO offered technical assistance (TA) to seven local health departments to enhance and improve their capacity to develop health promotion programs for people living with disabilities through coordination of existing health department and community services.

Project pairings were as follows:

• Demonstration Site: Charles County Department of Health (MD)
  TA Site: Cortland County Health Department (NY)
  
  
• Demonstration Site: Multnomah County Health Department (OR)
  TA Site: Osage County Health Department (OK)
  
  
• Demonstration Site: Akron Health Department (OH)
  TA Site: Suffolk County Health Department (NY)
  
  
• Demonstration Site: Jefferson County Public Health Department (WA)
  TA Site: Randolph Board of Health (MA)
  
  
• Demonstration Site: Allegan County Health Department (MI)
  TA Site: Nassau County Health Department (FL)
  
  
• Demonstration Site: Madison-London City Health District (OH)
  TA Site: Union County Health Department (OH)
  
  
• Demonstration Site: Franklin Regional Council of Governments (MA)
  TA Site: Whiteside County Health Department (IL)

Demonstration Sites
NACCHO, with guidance and funding from the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities of CDC, identified and awarded five demonstration sites between 2005–2008 to improve their capacities in addressing the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities.

Technical Assistance Project (TA Sites)
NACCHO offered technical assistance in 2007–2008 to support to local health departments to improve their capacity to develop or enhance health promotion programs for people living with disabilities through coordination of existing health department and community services.

Below are the pairings of demonstration sites and the local health departments that received technical assistance (TA Sites) in 2007–2008. Click on any site for more information. 

• Demonstration Site: Multnomah County Health Department, OR
  TA Site: Akron Health Department, OH
  
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• Demonstration Site: Central Connecticut Health District, CT
  TA Site: Charles County Department of Health, MD 
  
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• Demonstration Site: Alameda County Public Health Department, CA
  TA Site: Jefferson County Public Health Department, WA 
  
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• Demonstration Site: Franklin Regional Council of Governments, MA
  TA Site: Lee County Health Department, IA 
  
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• Demonstration Site: Allegan County Health Department, MI
  TA Site: Madison County-London City Health District, OH

Final Reports
Click here to see the demonstration site final reports from 2008. Click here to see the final reports from the local health departments receiving technical assistance from 2008.