University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Institute for Human Development (IHD) has identified seven priorities through which it organizes all activities and visions, allowing the Institute to effectively identify and serve needs across the entire lifespan.
Early Childhood
The Early Childhood Innovation Center (ECIC) focuses on supporting children with and without developmental disabilities from birth through eight years of age.
Family Support
UMKC-IHD is committed to addressing the whole-support needs of families.
Health and Aging
UMKC-IHD's Health and Aging team aims to bridge the gap between aging and disabilities fields through community-based research and evaluation, training, education, and community capacity building.
Health Equity
UMKC-IHD is committed to improving health equity, where all people have a fair and just opportunity to achieve their best health.
Individual Advocacy
UMKC-IHD supports individual advocacy to meet the needs of people with developmental disabilities.
Maternal and Child Health
UMKC-IHD's Maternal and Child Health initiative provides research and evaluation support to community-based programs serving women and their young children from underserved or vulnerable backgrounds.
State Systems Change
UMKC-IHD aims to improve access to information and services and create an easier, consumer-driven, more-efficient user journey for individuals and families who need long-term services and supports.
