AUGUSTA, Ga., March 4 -- Augusta University issued the following news release:
Teal W. Benevides, PhD, professorin the Department of Community and Behavioral Health Sciences inAugusta University's School of Public Health, is a leading national voice for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, or IDD. Recently, she published two papers on improving health outcomes and elevating the voices of people with IDD in research and decision-making, and both areopen access, which was important to Benevides.
Sheco-leads the Individuals with IDD Engaged, Aligned, and Leading initiative, also known as IIDDEAL, with Mai Pham, MD, president and CEO of the Institute for Exceptional Care. IIDDEAL isa national project that aims to a...