UPR/MSC CURRENT PROJECTS

AND ACTIVITIES

Selected Campus Projects Relevant to Women's Health

Institute on Develop Mental Disabilities

The Institute on Developmental Disabilities of the Graduate School of Public Health was established in 1991 under Public Law 101-496, amended as 103-230. The program promotes the independence, productivity, integration and inclusion of individuals with developmental disabilities in society. This is accomplished through training, exemplary services, and information dissemination activities geared to health professionals serving the population with developmental disabilities, the individuals themselves, and their families.

The Institute develops state-of-the-art direct services that demonstrate best practices that should guide community services. Information dissemination is another means of effecting changes in the system so that it may better serve individuals with disabilities. The Institute's main projects include the Child Development Day Care Center, the Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities-Early Intervention Program, the Barceloneta Community Project, The Training Initiative on Aging and Developmental Disabilities, and the Self-Advocacy and Empowerment of Individuals with Disabilities Project.

Besides the projects described above, the Institute has a collaborative agreement with the Department of Health in order to jointly implement Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Act, Program for Infants and Toddlers, and has been designated lead agency for the Comprehensive System for Personnel Development (CSPD).