Five-year initiatve to promote healthy aging among adults with disabilities

Five-year initiatve to promote healthy aging among adults with disabilities

The University of Michigan’s Center for Disability Health and Wellness is selected as a recipient of the U.S. Administration for Community Living’s National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research grant. The goal of the grant: to promote the healthy aging of adults with long-term physical impairments and disabilities. UM’s Center for Disability Health and Wellness selects CHRT as a collaborator and Co-PI in the five year grant. CHRT will conduct policy analyses and health research studies while developing and disseminating policy and practice briefs on topics related to healthy aging, unpaid caregiving, and support for individuals with disabilities.