NCHPAD NEWS: April 2018
Volume 18, Issue 4
A monthly publication of NCHPAD - the NATIONAL CENTER on HEALTH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY and DISABILITY http://www.nchpad.org.
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Nutrition: Tracking Daily Food Intake and Exercise Goals
Educators: Sitting Volleyball Unit
Health Care: Stress Awareness in the Workplace
Fitness, Sport, & Rec: Get Involved in the Adaptive Sports USA Junior Nationals
Feature: Depression: What You Need to Know
From the Information Specialists' Desks: Updates & Upcoming Events
Nutrition: Tracking Daily Food Intake and Exercise Goals
Have you heard of tracking your food intake and exercise goals? A food and exercise journal or log is where the individual writes down everything eaten or drank during the given day. This can benefit the individual in numerous ways as it brings awareness to portion sizes, provides motivation, and helps maintain goals.
To learn how to use a food journal to acheive your nutrition and fitness goals, please click here.
Educators: Sitting Volleyball Unit
This physical education unit introduces the sport of sitting volleyball to students of all abilities and skills. The unit includes drills and activities for teaching proper execution of sitting volleyball basic fundamentals.
To check out this activity, please click here.
Health Care: Stress Awareness in the Workplace
Everyone experiences stress at some piont in their lives. Join NCHPAD in promoting stress awareness in the workplace.
To learn more, please click here.
Fitness, Sport, & Rec: Get Involved in the Adaptive Sports USA Junior Nationals
One of the Adaptive Sports USA signature events is Junior Nationals, the largest, longstanding, annual multi-sport event for youth with a physical disability and/or visual impairment in the United States.
To learn more about the Junior Nationals event, please click here.
Feature: Depression: What You Need to Know About the 2nd Leading Cause of Disability
Depression is a mental illness that is often difficult to talk about and is often triggered from a variety of experiences and thoughts. It is the second most common medical condition and affects more than 26% of adults in the country.
To read more, please click here.
From the Information Specialists' Desks: Updates & Upcoming Events