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

Developing Financial Capability Among Youth: How Families Can Help | NCWD/Youth

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Developing financial capability is an important part of preparing for the transition to adulthood. Financial capability is “the capacity, based on knowledge, skills, and access, to manage financial resources effectively” (Department of the Treasury, 2010). In other words, it is the ability to make wise decisions about using and managing money. Families have an important …

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La Familia: Latino Families Strong and Stable, Despite Limited Resources | Hispanic Center

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The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families has just released a new brief series, “La Familia: Latino Families Strong and Stable, Despite Limited Resources.” The three briefs—including the first demographic portrait of Latino fathers—take a peek into Latino family life to examine how mothers, fathers, and boys are faring.These new studies come at …

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Community Outreach Collaboratives | National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative

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Community Outreach Collaboratives The NDNRC has funded eighteen Community Outreach Collaboratives (COCs) for the third year of open enrollment – expanding on the eleven COCs who were funded in year two. The COCs will increase collaborations in the community, dissemination and outreach efforts and enrollment of people with disabilities in the ACA. The COCs have two primary …

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Disability Stigma and Your Patients | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities

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Source: Disability Stigma and Your Patients | Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging With Physical Disabilities For people with disabilities, stigma can be a major barrier to participation. Stigmatizing attitudes about disabilities can also affect relationships between patients and providers. However, health care providers can be allies with their patients and help reduce the impact …

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Outcomes of “Partnering to Transform Healthcare with People with Disabilities” (PATH-PWD) conference

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Research Team Sarah H. Ailey Principal Investigator Rush CON Molly Bathje Co-Investigator Rush CHS Tamar Heller Co-Investigator University of Illinois Award Period 6/1/16 – 5/31/17 Funding Source Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) R13 Conference grant Source: Partnering to Transform Healthcare with People with Disabllities (PATH-PWD) – Improving Acute, Primary and Transitional Health care …

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Compare Proposals to Replace The Affordable Care Act | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have committed to repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). How do their replacement proposals compare to the ACA? How do they compare to each other? Includes proposals from Tom Price, Paul Ryan, Bill Cassidy, and Rand Paul Source: Compare Proposals to Replace The Affordable Care Act …

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Small Steps, Big Leaps: Healthy Vending in Your Organization

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2017/04/06 2:00 to 3:00 pm CST This presentation provides strategies for healthier vending options through the following: (i) steps to developing healthy vending machine initiative; (ii) using tools to survey vending machines and implementing new guidelines; and, (iii) integrating examples and links to resources related to healthy vending machine for your initiative. Audience: Providers who provide …

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Affordable Care Act Toolkit for Self-Advocates

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The Affordable Care Act Toolkit for Self-Advocates was put together by the Autism Self Advocacy Network ( ASAN) to “equip self-advocates to participate in important conversations about our lives and the services we rely on.” Affordable Care Act Toolkit for Self-Advocates The Affordable Care Act (ACA) made it easier to get health insurance for all Americans, …

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Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain Their Health and Independence in the Community (R21)

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This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications using the R21 award mechanism for translational research that moves evidence-based research findings toward the development of new interventions, programs,policies, practices, and tools that can be used by organizations in the community to help older adults remain healthy and independent, productively engaged, and living in their own homes …

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