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Tag Archives: physical activity
Are You Feeling the Beat? Quick Resources for Heart Month
Tomorrow is the start of American Heart Month! According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), heart disease is the leading cause of death for people in the United States. Studies have shown that people with disabilities are just as … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for March 2021 on Down syndrome
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I am a new mother and my baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome. What resources and research are available … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged #AnsweredQuestions, #DownSyndrome, AAC, assistive technology, augmentative and alternative communication, children, consumer-friendly resources, COVID-19, down syndrome, education, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, parents, physical activity, raise awareness, sedentary behavior, supports
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Heart Month is Here – A Quick Look at Resources to Get Your Heart Pumping!
For Heart Month, we take a quick look at some resources from the NIDILRR community and elsewhere to help get your heart pumping! Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for November 2020 on Parenting Children with Disabilities
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I am a parent of a child with disabilities and I need resources to help me help my child. … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged #AnsweredQuestions, assistive technology, behavioral challenges, children, children with disabilities, community inclusion, IEP, individualized education programs, intellectual and developmental disabilities, Latina family caregivers, Latinas, mental health, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, Pandemic, paralysis, parental perspectives, parents, parents with disabilities, physical activity, rural, self-care, Spanish, state resources, transition, transition planning
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Active Aging: Optimizing Opportunities for Health, Wellness, and Participation
According to the article, Active Aging: A Global Goal by Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros, et al. (2013), defines active aging as an “umbrella concept embracing a semantic space in which healthy, successful, or productive aging are strongly related.” Active aging was defined … Continue reading
Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for August 2019
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I am a Veteran with a disability. What information and resources are available for me? This edition of Answered … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, benefits, cognitive behavioral intervention, Colombia, Disabilities, disability, discrimination, education, employment, independence, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, older Veterans, people with disabilities, physical activity, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, recovery, retirement, SCI, SCI Model Systems, Spanish, Spanish-language, spinal cord injury, support, TBI, TBI Model Systems, traumatic brain injury, veterans, veterans with disabilities
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Sharing Research in Honor of National Minority Health Month
April is National Minority Health Month, sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH), and the theme this year is Active & Healthy, which underscores how physical activity promotes health and reduces the … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now, Uncategorized
Tagged African Americans, health disparities, Hispanics, Latinx, minorities, minorities with disabilities, minority health, National Minority Health Month, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, physical activity, physical activity and health
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When it Hurts to Move: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle with Chronic Pain and Fatigue Syndromes
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition is offering resources and ideas to help people #MoveInMay with the 0 to 60 website and smartphone apps that provide informational resources on … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Event, Fact sheet, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged #0to60, #may12th, #MoveinMay, and Disability (NCHPAD), Annual International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), chronic pain and fatigue, ENhancing ACTivity and Participation for Persons with Arthritis (ENACT), exercise, fibromyalgia (FM), fitness, health and wellness, healthy living, mental and physical health, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), National Center on Health, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, NIDILRR Articles, NIDILRR Projects, nutrition, physical activity, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Promoting Healthy Aging for Individuals with Long-Term Physical Disabilities, smartphone apps, tai chi, yoga
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You Can Be #Fit4Function as You Age with a Disability
We’ve said it over and over: Thanks to advances in treatment and technology, people with disabilities are living longer. As a result, more people with disabilities are moving into “senior-hood” and may be experiencing age-related conditions, such as arthritis or vision loss, … Continue reading