Tag Archives: CDC

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 19 – Friday, May 23

Posted on May 23, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Human Interest: How a brain treatment for OCD turned a man into a Johnny Cash fanatic (The Washington Post) “A case of musical preference for Johnny Cash following deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens,” published in the May issue … Continue reading →

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2013 Annual Compendium on Disability Statistics Released

Posted on December 12, 2013 by cgraves34

On Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 the NIDRR-funded RRTCs on Disability Statistics and Demographics, and Employment Policy and Measurement in association with the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) released the 2013 Annual Compendium on Disability Statistics.  This year marked … Continue reading →

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted on October 30, 2013 by

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) is a collaboration of national public service organizations, professional medical associations, and government agencies working together to promote breast cancer awareness, share information on the disease, … Continue reading →

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May is Healthy Vision Month

Posted on May 13, 2013 by mpgarcia

In May 2003, the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), established “May is Healthy Vision Month (VHM)” as a national eye health observance. The Vision Health Initiative (VHI) of the Centers for Disease … Continue reading →

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Mayo es el Mes de la Visión Saludable

Posted on May 13, 2013 by mpgarcia

En mayo de 2003, el Instituto Nacional del Ojo (NEI por sus siglas en inglés), una parte de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH por sus siglas en inglés), estableció “Mayo es el Mes de Visión Saludable (VHM por sus … Continue reading →

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Intersecting at the Crossroads of Health, Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: A Review of the National Health Disparities Conference

Posted on May 1, 2013 by cgraves34

On April 25th and 26th, 2013 researchers and advocates in the field of health disparities related to disability, racial and ethnic groups came together in Washington, D.C. for the Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability … Continue reading →

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CDC Grand Rounds: Where in Health is Disability? to be Rebroadcast

Posted on January 24, 2013 by naricspotlight

Originally broadcast on December 18th, the CDC’s Grand Rounds: Where in Health is Disability? Public Health Practices to Include People with Disabilities will be rebroadcast on January 30th with a live question-and-answer session to follow. The Grand Rounds include presentations … Continue reading →

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Second Impact Syndrome

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Amid the recent growing concern over concussions in youth, collegiate, and professional contact sports is a lesser known yet serious head injury: second impact syndrome or SIS occurs when an athlete suffers a blow to the head too soon after … Continue reading →

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Información y recursos bilingües en la celebración del Día Nacional de Servicios de Información y Recursos

Posted on November 16, 2012 by mpgarcia

La Alianza de Sistemas de Información y Referencia (AIRS por sus siglas en inglés) apoya la designación del 16 de noviembre como Día Nacional de Servicios de Información y Referencia. Para ayudar a celebrar, vamos a compartir información y recursos … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Autism

Posted on April 18, 2012 by mpgarcia

In 1943, Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Psychiatric Clinic published his landmark paper dealing with autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In his research, he observed 11 children who, to Kanner, appeared to have four common traits: a … Continue reading →

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