Tag Archives: prevention

SCI Awareness – All Year Long

Posted on September 29, 2020 by modum65

NARIC Project Director Mark Odum reflects on SCI Awareness Month, COVID-19, and why “awareness” is a year-long activity. Continue reading →

Posted in Event | Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Mark Odum, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, personal reflections, prevention, spinal cord injury | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for August 2020 on Pediatric Burn Injury

Posted on August 27, 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: My granddaughter has a burn injury. What research, information and resources are available to help her? This edition of … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged adolescents, BIMS, Burn Injury, Burn Injury Model Systems, caregivers, children, coping strategies, management, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Projects, NIDILRR Research, pediatric burn injury, prevention, rehabilitation, Research In Focus, returning to school, teens, youth | Leave a comment

Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Reliable Information from Federal and State Resources

Posted on March 12, 2020 by cgraves34

During December 2019, a new type of respiratory disease (human coronavirus) first appeared in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Since that time, coronavirus disease 2019 also known as COVID-19 has spread to approximately 104 countries (territories/areas) including the United States. According … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue, Organization, Uncategorized, Website | Tagged Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Aging (AoA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Coronavirus Disease 2019, COVID-19, disability services, emergency preparedness, employment, Federal and State Government, human coronavirus, information and referral, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), older adults, Pandemic, people with disabilities, prevention, respiratory disease, risk factors, service disruption, transportation, United Way 211, World Health Organization (WHO) | 1 Comment

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Posted on October 21, 2019 by cgraves34

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence or intimate partner violence affects millions of men and women across all races, ethnicities, cultures, or religious affiliations each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Intimate … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Organization, Uncategorized, Website | Tagged #VoicesHavePower, abuse, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, dating, domestic violence, emotional abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Domestic Violence Hotline, people with disabilities, physical abuse, prevention, public health, relationships, sexual abuse, sexuality, United Way 211, warning signs | Leave a comment

NAMI and Mental Health in the Latinx/Hispanic Community

Posted on September 10, 2019 by mpgarcia

For Suicide Prevention Awareness Week, we are highlighting a mental health organization in the US that also provides information, resources, and assistance to the Latinx/Hispanic community: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the largest grassroots mental health organization … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, Disabilities, disability, Hispanics, Latinos, Latinx, mental health, NAMI, people with disabilities, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, prevention, schizophrenia, suicide, suicide prevention | Leave a comment

Focus on Public Health: Importance of health screenings for people with disabilities

Posted on April 16, 2019 by cgraves34

The first week of April was National Public Health Week, and the American Public Health Association (APHA) and its various partners came together to celebrate and advocate for public health. This year’s overarching theme was “Creating the Healthiest Nation 2030: … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Uncategorized, Website | Tagged accessible health care, American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD), American Public Health Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, community inclusion, health care disparities, health programs, health screenings, healthy living, National Public Health Week, preventative health care, prevention, public health education, Resources, risk assessment | Leave a comment

Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month

Posted on January 24, 2019 by cgraves34

As winter settles in and we have begun to see snow in the D.C. metro area many people have taken to the mountains of local ski/snowboarding resorts for some winter sport fun. January is National Winter Sports Traumatic Brain Injury … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Uncategorized | Tagged concussion monitor, concussion signs, helmet, ice skating, ice sledge hockey, National Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month, prevention, prevention tips, safety, skiing, sledding, snowboarding, sports-related concussion, TBI, winter sports | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for October 2016

Posted on October 27, 2016 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 Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged ADA, Answered Questions, assistive technology, bullying, bullying in school, bullying in the workplace, bullying people with disabilities, bullying prevention, Disabilities, disability, harrassment, harrassment prevention, NIDILRR, people with disabilities, prevention, Spanish, Spanish-language | Leave a comment

Second Impact Syndrome

Posted on January 11, 2013 by teddowusu

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 →

Posted in Report, Uncategorized | Tagged athletes, athletics, brain, brain injury, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, concussion, cuncussions, education, head injury, injury, MLB, NBA, nfl, NHL, owusu, prevention, second impact syndrome, sis, sports, teddowusu, teddy, treatment | Leave a comment

24 Acorns: Evidence-based strategies to prevent obesity in youth and young adults with disabilities

Posted on November 29, 2011 by naricspotlight

In the US, obesity remains one of the top health concerns across all age and ethnic groups. This is especially true for youth and young adults with physical and cognitive disabilities. To address this, Dr. James Rimmer and his group … Continue reading →

Posted in Project, Website | Tagged cognitive disabilities, health, obesity, prevention, wellness, young adults | 1 Comment