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Active OODH program 2001-2021

Healthy Lifestyles is a health promotion program, originally developed by and for people with disabilities, that takes a holistic approach to health. This program evolved over time and is effective in helping both people with disabilities and those who support them adopt healthy behaviors and improve their quality of life. A Health Lifestyle Curriculum or Leader's Guide can be used to conduct Healthy Lifestyles workshops that provide workshop participants with the information, tools, and skills they need to build confidence and continue on a journey towards a healthy, independent, and happy lifestyle. 

The Healthy Lifestyles Program offers both an adult and youth version of the Healthy Lifestyles curriculum/Leader's Guide.

Program Components

• Adult Curriculum or Leader's Guide
• Young Adult Curriculum or Leader's Guide
• Workshop

Oregon Office on Disability and Health no longer offers training or certification for the Healthy Lifestyles program. The references below outline the evidence for this archived program.  

 About the Healthy Lifestyles curriculum: 

Horner-Johnson, W., Drum, C. E., & Abdullah, N. (2011). A randomized trial of a health promotion intervention for adults with disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 4(4), 254-261. 

Abdullah, N., Horner-Johnson, W., Drum, C. E., Krahn, G. L., Staples, E., Weisser, J., & Hammond, L. (2004). Healthy lifestyles for people with disabilities. Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 2(SI), 42-54. [pdf]