NCHPAD NEWS: January 2017
Volume 16, Issue 1
A monthly publication of NCHPAD - the NATIONAL CENTER on HEALTH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY and DISABILITY http://www.nchpad.org.
Not a subscriber? To sign up for this free monthly electronic newsletter, click on http://www.nchpad.org/newsletter or send an e-mail to listserv@listserv.uab.edu with this message in the body of the e-mail: SUBSCRIBE NCHPAD-NEWS yourfirstname yourlastname.
Healthcare: Anesthesia Inclusion Among Cerebral Palsy Patients
Educators: Brain Boosters
Nutrition: Sugar Awareness
Public Health: Healthy People 2020
Fitness, Recreation & Sport: Inclusive Fitness Tip Series
From the Information Specialists' Desks: Updates & Upcoming Events
Healthcare: Anesthesia Inclusion Among Cerebral Palsy Patients
In preparation for National Certified Nurse Anesthetists Week, it is beneficial to promote disability health and inclusion, specifically among individuals with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is the most common childhood motor disability and providing inclusive anesthetics is essential to postoperative health.
To learn more about cerebral palsy and anesthesia, please click here.
Educators: Brain Boosters
Class activity breaks, also known as "brain boosters," are a great intervention to increase student participation in regular physical activity and to improve cognitive performance.
For more information and resources on brain boosters, please click here.
Nutrition: Sugar Awareness
The average American consumes approximately 160 pounds of refined sugars in one year. Are you aware of its consequences?
To learn more about sugar the impacts of its consumption, please click here.
Public Health: Healthy People 2020
Healthy People 2020 sets priorities and goals for improving the health of Americans and can be a useful resource for communities concerned with reducing health disparities experienced by people with disabilities.
For more information on Healthy People 2020, please click here.
Fitness, Recreation & Sport: Inclusive Fitness Tip Series
Have you been working out for awhile but now looking to step things up in the new year? As a trainer, are you stuck in a rut at your gym with limited accessible equipment and looking for something new to do with your clients? With the help of some athletes from the University of Alabama Adapted Athletics program, we put have together five new Inclusive Fitness Tip videos just for you!
For more information on the the new I FIT Tips, please click here.
From the Information Specialists' Desks: Updates & Upcoming Events