This document outlines recent advances in knowledge and practice skills that public health professionals need to include people with disabilities in the core public health functions -- Assessment, Policy development and Assurance. This document provides strategies to meet the competencies and real examples of how people with disabilities can be successfully included in public health activities.

 provide foundational knowledge about the relationship between public health programs and health outcomes among people with disabilities, and are primarily designed for professionals already working in the public health field but can also be used for public health workforce training.