No Research about Us Without Us- Letting NIH Know What's Important to Us
Charles Drum and Jacob Ditsch
Session Overview:
What does good health mean to you? What type of research would help improve your health? Are there effective strategies to improve the health care you receive? Join an interactive discussion on these topics and help us send a message to the NIH All of Us Research Program about "No Research About Us Without Us."
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About Your Presenters:
Charles Drum
Charles E. Drum, MPA, JD, PhD, is the founding Director of the National Center on Research, Knowledge Translation & Dissemination at the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD). Previously, he was Director of the Institute on Disability and Professor of Public Health at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). Dr. Drum is an established researcher-advocate in disability and health issues and has collaborated with over 65 CILs on health promotion, health care access, and health disparities, and has been a frequent speaker at the APRIL conference. Currently, he leads two projects funded by the NIH All of Us Research Program.
Jacob Ditsch
Dr. Jacob Ditsch, OTD is a Senior Research Associate at the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD). In his role at AAHD, Jacob focuses on advancing health and wellness for people with disabilities through knowledge translation, project evaluation, and project implementation in areas that are important for people with disabilities. He is the researcher engagement coordinator for the Disability Community Engagement Partner Project-Adults (DCEPP-Adults) and the Co-Investigator for DCEPP-Pediatrics.