Collecting Signatures Now Contest the NIMHD Advisory Council's Recent Rejection of Recommendations to Designate People with Disabilities as a ‘health disparity population’

We are writing to collect signatures to contest the National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Advisory Council's recent rejection of recommendations to designate people with disabilities as a ‘health disparity population’. 

All signatures are due by noon ET this Friday, September 8th. Please share widely with your networks. You can sign on to the attached letter via this online form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZPz9NtxVNI31pIp99ZavfyEOi6RTvUXCf32C5UQD_Vo/viewform?edit_requested=true

This letter and signature list will be sent to leaders at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and White House along with a letter from disability advocacy organizations written by Tony Coelho, former Congressman and disability advocate. 

Thank you in advance for your partnership! 

Best,  

Bonnielin Swenor, PhD, MPH 

Director, The Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center 

Jae Kennedy, PhD 

Professor of Community and Behavioral Health, WSU College of Medicine