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Tag Archives: traumatic brain injury
Hispanic Heritage Month: Traumatic Brain Injury Model System
During 2013’s National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM), we have looked at various topics affecting Hispanics with disabilities including NARIC’s Spanish language services, explained how people-first language works, looked at cultural competency of rehab professionals in treating/working with Hispanics/Latinos with spinal … Continue reading
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Tagged brain injury, Disabilities, disability, health disparities, Hispanic Heritage Month, knowledge translation, minorities, model system, Model System Knowledge Translation Center, MSKTC, NARIC, National Hispanic Heritage Month, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System, people with disabilities, rehabilitation, Spanish, Spanish-language, TBI, TBIMS, traumatic brain injury, traumatic brain injury model system, VCTBIMS, VCU, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Commonwealth University Brain Injury Model System
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Health Outcomes Research, Capacity Building, and Underserved Populations with Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDRR) funding priority Capacity Building for Rehabilitation Research and Training covers various project types including those dealing with disability and rehabilitation research. Today, we will look at the Center on Health Outcomes … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, brain injury, capacity building, Disabilities, disability, health disparities, health outcomes, Hispanics, Latinos, minorities, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, person with SCI, person with spinal cord injury, person with TBI, person with traumatic brain injury, rehabilitation, rehabilitation research, SCI, spinal cord injury, TBI, training, traumatic brain injury, underserved populations
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Fall Prevention and You
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in three adults aged 65 and older falls and these falls can cause moderate to severe injuries, such as hip fractures, spinal cord injuries (SCI), and traumatic brain injuries … Continue reading
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Tagged children, children with disabilities, Disabilities, disability, Eldercare Locator, elderly, elderly with disabilities, fall prevention, Falls, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, spinal cord injury, TBI, training, traumatic brain injury
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NIDRR Seeks Peer Reviewers for Field-Initiated Grant Competitions
This summer, NIDRR will conduct multiple field-initiated grant competitions in its DRRP and RRTC programs, and is seeking reviewers to participate in the peer-review process for these competitions. If you would like to be considered for service as a reviewer … Continue reading
Still time to register for the TBI Summit!
Join the NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Interventions for Children and Youth with TBI November 15th for one-day summit focused on educational strategies and psychosocial interventions for children with TBI. The program includes a series of presentations and … Continue reading
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Tagged children, conference, Ohio, summit, traumatic brain injury, youth
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Disability in the News: Story and Video Essays on Traumatic Brain Injury Featured at HEALTH on TODAY.com
As father’s day fast approaches, TODAY.com contributor Bill Briggs tells his personal story about his daughter’s recovery from traumatic brain injury: “Bringing Andrea back from brain injury: A father’s story.” The story includes two video essays: Raising their Child, for … Continue reading
Race, Ethnicity, and Disabilities: State of the Science Conference. Part II.
NARIC’s Bilingual Information/Media Specialist, Marta Garcia, attended this year’s Race, Ethnicity, and Disabilities: State of the Science Conference held on March 1 and 2, 2012. During the conference, Ms. Garcia attended panel presentations, track sessions, and networking opportunities. There were … Continue reading
Cognitive Function Levels after Brain Injury
The Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center recently published an online Spanish-language guide for families who have a family member with a brain injury. This guide describes the Rancho Levels of Cognitive Function, a scale developed by researchers to describe … Continue reading
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
According to the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. Of these 1.7 million people, 52,000 die, 275,000 are hospitalized, and 1.3654 million (nearly 80%) are … Continue reading
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Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Secondary Service Connection for Diagnosable Illnesses Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury
On December 12th, 2012 the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to amend VA adjudication regulations (38 CFR Part 3) by revising 38 CFR 3.310 to add five diagnosable illnesses as secondary conditions associated … Continue reading →