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Tag Archives: health and function
Answered Questions for May 2023: Research and Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I am working on my Master’s degree in Social Work and learned in class that May is Mental Health … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Publications, Right Resources Right Now, Spanish
Tagged Answered Questions, anxiety trajectories, community participation, Disabilities, health and function, leisure activities, mental health, mental health awareness, Mental Health Awareness Month, Mental Health Month, mental illness, NIDILRR, people with disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, social work, Spanish, Spanish-language, stigma, therapy
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Hearts in Play – Heart Attacks and Cardiac Rehabilitation
On January 2nd, sports and non-sports fans around the world were shaken and concerned when 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety, Damar Hamlin, collapsed and suffered cardiac arrest after a first quarter collision with a Cincinnati Bengal player. Thankfully, Mr. Hamlin has … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Fact sheet, Guide, News, Organization, Publications, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, American Heart Association, and Thoracic Institute, cardiac health, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiovascular disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cleveland Clinic Heart, consumer guides, Demar Hamlin, emotional supports, football, health and function, healthy lifestyles, heart attack; coronary diseases, medical rehabilitation, nfl, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, professional athletes, sudden cardiac arrest, Vascular
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Research on Health and Health Disparities
December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 1 billion people worldwide experience disability, and that number is growing. Advances in healthcare and assistive technology are helping people with disabilities … Continue reading
Mental Health Resources from the NIDILRR Grantee Community
For people with mental health disorders, living and participating in the community may be beneficial to their quality of life. However, they may face barriers to community living, employment, education, or community participation, such as stigma, lack of financial resources, … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, calendars, Comeback TV, community participation, education, employment, health and function, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, NIDILRR Resources, podcasts, psychiatric disabilities, Resources, stigma, Transitions ACR, TU Collaborative, wellbeing
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Let’s Take a Peek at NIDILRR’s Outcome Domains: Health and Function
Welcome back to our series that highlights NIDILRR’s Outcome Domains. This month, we will be looking at NIDILRR’s Health and Function Outcome Domain. This outcome domain focuses NIDILRR-funded research that addresses challenges to individual care, services, and supports for people … Continue reading
4th Annual Research-to-Policy Roundtable
The 4th Annual Research-to-Policy Roundtable took place in the afternoon of December 3rd following the release of the 2014 Compendium of Disability Statistics. Mark Periello, President of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), expressed his excitement to transition … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Uncategorized
Tagged #Compendium2014, #disabilitystats, 2014 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, AAPD, Administration for Community Living (ACL), Annual Research-to-Policy Roundtable, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, community living, employment, entitlement programs, FY15, health and function, Institute, John Tschida, legislation, long range plan, NIDRR, non-defense discretionary spending, people with disabilities, policy makers, Rehabilitation Services Administration, researchers, Sharon Lewis, SSDI, stakeholders, transition, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), WIOA
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May is Mental Health Month: Celebrating 65 years of mental health
May is Mental Health Month (#mhmonth2014). Mental Health American (MHA) and other mental health organizations have been promoting mental health awareness for 65 years. Approximately 1 in and 5 Americans over the age of 18 will experience a diagnosable mental … Continue reading
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Tagged #mhmonth2014, health and function, healthy living, Mental Health America, mental health disorders, Mental Health Month, mental well being, mind/body, NIDRR projects, psychiatric disabilities, REHABDATA, SAMHSA National Help Line, social support, stress, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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Open for Comment: NIDRR’s Proposed Long Range Plan 2013-2017
As a reader of the NARIC Spotlight, you know that NARIC is the library for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), one of two institutes at the US Department of Education. Every 5 years, NIDRR develops and … Continue reading