title: Community-based projects for the prevention of developmental disabilities.
abstract: Community projects are a central feature of the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC's) Disabilities Prevention Program. Twenty-eight states now have such programs, and they use community projects to stimulate local involvement in disability prevention and as a setting to evaluate prevention needs and preventive interventions.
authors: Developmental Disabilities Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Adams
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Hollowell
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D003256:Community Participation / Q000639:trends*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States