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NCHPAD NEWS: March 2018 Volume 18, Issue 3 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. Nutrition: Eating Healthy While at a Restaurant Educators: Winter Paralympic Sports for the Classroom Healthcare: Healthcare Providers Quarterly Digest Fitness, Sport, & Rec: Staying Active While Preparing Your Lawn and Garden for Spring Feature: Diabetes & Pregnancy: What Can I Eat? Public Health: Inclusive Health Promotion Programs: Access 101 From the Information Specialists' Desks: Updates and Upcoming Events Nutrition: Eating Healthy While at a Restaurant Do you often struggle with eating healthy at restaurants? Or not really understanding how the food will be prepared, so you are not exactly sure if it will be healthier or not? There are so many options on menus now that it can be extremely hard and overwhelming to pick the healthier options. To learn about some healthy tips while eating out, please click here. Educators: Winter Paralympic Sports for the Classroom The Winter Games provide a great opportunity to learn about the Paralympic Sports movement and to implement Winter Paralympic Sports in the classroom. Are you looking for ways to adapt Winter Paralympic sports for the classroom? Take a look at our new activity and adaptation cards. These cards are a new resource with information, tips, and pictures on how to adapt sports, activities, games, and equipment. To review these activity cards please click here. Healthcare: Quarterly Digest The healthcare digest provides an overview of some important topics around healthcare. It also emphasizes the importance of physicians taking the pledge to prescribe physical activities to their patients with disabilities. To learn more, please click here. Fitness, Sport, & Rec: Staying Active While Preparing Your Lawn and Garden for Spring. Learn four steps to preparing your garden for Spring while staying active in this months Fitness Column. To see the four steps click here. Feature: Diabetes & Pregnancy: What Can I Eat? Blood sugar control can help keep you and your baby safe. Learn about healthy eating and physical activity for expecting mothers through this 10-video series. Public Health: Inclusive Health Promotion Programs: Access 101 If a person who uses a wheelchair wanted to take part in your Diabetes Prevention Program, would they be able to navigate your building? Assuring a basic level of accessibility and providing accommodations is the first step in creating a health promotion program that is inclusive of people with disabilities. Inclusive Health Promotion Programs: Access 101 covers basic accessibility and built environment issues to consider when choosing a venue to host your health promotion educational interventions. To see the video click here. From the Information Specialists' Desks: Updates & Upcoming Events |
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