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Dr. Marks directs research programs to empower people with disabilities through health promotion, health advocacy, and primary health care.

6 Steps to Creating a Culture of Person and Family Engagement in Health Care

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Source: 6 Steps to Creating a Culture of Person and Family Engagement in Health Care This Planetree PFE Culture Change Toolkit is designed for health care practices participating in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, but will be of value to any practice seeking strategies to improve person and family engagement. It provides guidance on creating …

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National Physical Fitness & Sports Month – May 2017

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It’s National Physical Fitness & Sports Month! The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition is excited to keep the journey from #0to60 going by encouraging everyone to #MoveInMay. This May, stay motivated with the President’s Council’s Presidential Champions and Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA+) programs! Each program allows you to track your daily physical …

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JAN Blog » Accommodations, Accessibility, and the ADA

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Accommodations, Accessibility, and the ADA Source: JAN Blog » Accommodations, Accessibility, and the ADA By: Matthew McCord, Consultant – Motor Team Back in 2014, Elisabeth Simpson wrote a Blog post on low cost accommodation solutions. Three years have passed since then, and I think it is time to revisit this subject and provide you all …

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Physical Activity: Family-Based Interventions

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Source: Physical Activity: Family-Based Interventions Summary of Task Force Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends family-based interventions to increase physical activity among children. Intervention Family-based interventions combine activities to build family support with health education to increase physical activity among children. Interventions include one or more of the following: Goal-setting tools and skills …

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Obesity: Meals and Snacks Provided by Schools | The Community Guide

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Source: Obesity: Meals and Snacks Provided by Schools | The Community Guide Summary of Task Force Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends meal interventions and fruit and vegetable snack interventions to increase the availability of healthier foods and beverages provided by schools. This finding is based on evidence that they increase fruit and …

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Health Equity, Social Determinants | The Community Guide

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Source: Health Equity, Social Determinants | The Community Guide Health equity exists when individuals have equal opportunities to be healthy. The ability to be healthy is often associated with factors such as social position, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual identity, or disability. When these factors limit a person’s ability to be healthy it can lead …

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Fitness facilities still lack accessibility for people with disabilities

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Fitness facilities have potential to serve as places of ‘health enhancement’ for many underserved populations, particularly among people with physical/mobility disabilities where walking outdoors to meet recommendations for regular physical activity is not an option due to mobility or safety issues. Source: Fitness facilities still lack accessibility for people with disabilities – Disability and Health …

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Baltimore hospital settles allegations of disability discrimination with $180,000 payment | Legal Newsline

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BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced April 27 that Harbor Hospital Inc., trading as MedStar Hospital, will pay $179,576 after allegations of federal disability discrimination. Source: Baltimore hospital settles allegations of disability discrimination with $180,000 payment | Legal Newsline “Health care providers, like all employers, must be mindful of …

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2016 Community Rankings for Healthy Eating – Gallup-Sharecare

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Source: Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index This report, part of the Gallup-Sharecare State of American Well-Being series, examines healthy eating across the nation, ranking 189 communities based on the question ‘Did you eat healthy all day yesterday?’ The rankings show a wide range of results – with the highest communities having more than three quarters of their citizens …

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