Tag Archives: physical activity

Answered Questions for March 2022: Cerebral Palsy, Aging, and Staying Engaged

Posted on March 24, 2022 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is I’m a person with cerebral palsy (CP) and I’m doing my best to take care of my health. How … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged adults, adults with CP, aging, cerebral palsy, common challenges, community engagement, CP, equestrian therapies, exercise, health, inclusion, Inclusive Education, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR-funded proyects, NIDILRR-funded research, physical activity, rehabilitation, Spanish, staying engaged, strategies | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for March 2021 on Down syndrome

Posted on March 25, 2021 by mpgarcia

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 | Leave a comment

Heart Month is Here – A Quick Look at Resources to Get Your Heart Pumping!

Posted on February 17, 2021 by naricspotlight

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 →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now | Tagged American Heart Month, heart health, hypertension, physical activity, wellness | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for November 2020 on Parenting Children with Disabilities

Posted on November 25, 2020 by mpgarcia

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 | Leave a comment

Active Aging: Optimizing Opportunities for Health, Wellness, and Participation

Posted on October 1, 2020 by mpgarcia

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 →

Posted in Answer Queue | Tagged active aging, aging, aging with disabilities, Disabilities, independent living, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, physical activity | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for August 2019

Posted on August 22, 2019 by mpgarcia

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 | 2 Comments

Sharing Research in Honor of National Minority Health Month

Posted on April 10, 2019 by mpgarcia

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 | Leave a comment

When it Hurts to Move: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle with Chronic Pain and Fatigue Syndromes

Posted on May 12, 2017 by cgraves34

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 | 2 Comments

You Can Be #Fit4Function as You Age with a Disability

Posted on September 13, 2016 by naricspotlight

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 →

Posted in Right Resources Right Now | Tagged #Fit4Function, aging, aging with disability, exercise, fitness, Go4Life, inclusive fitness, physical activity, recreation | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community -April 2015

Posted on April 27, 2015 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications | Tagged African Americans, android, Apps, Asian Americans, benefits of recreation, community, cultures, depression, Disabilities, disability, education, employment, European Americans, health, health promotion, Hispanics, Latinos, leisure generated meanings, lesiure, mental health, mental illness, minorities, National Institute on Aging, neurological disabilities, NIA, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, occupational therapy, OT, people with disabilities, physical activity, Positive Activity Jackpot, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, psychiatric disabilities, psychiatry, psychology, PTSD, recreation therapy, social impact, soldiers, Spanish, Spanish-language, stress, technology, therapeutic recreation, veterans | Leave a comment