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Include “Low-Tech” Options to Share Health Information with People with Disabilities

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Source: New Hampshire Disability & Public Health Project (DPH) Data Briefs & Reports Health and medical information is commonly shared via web sites, social media, smart phone apps, and even text messaging. However, these high tech options are not accessible to all people. Adults with disabilities in New Hampshire (NH) are significantly less likely than adults …

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New Hampshire Adults with Disabilities Need Better Diabetes Prevention Care

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Source: New Hampshire Disability & Public Health Project (DPH) Data Briefs & Reports In New Hampshire, adults with mobility and cognitive limitations are significantly more likely to experience diabetes (26%) than adults with no disability (9%).1 The disparity in diabetes prevalence results in higher costs to Medicaid programs and poorer health outcomes and quality of …

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Advocacy Skill Building Toolkit – Rural RTC

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Advocacy Skill Building Toolkit Source: Advocacy Skill Building Toolkit – RTC:Rural This toolkit is a guide for Centers for Independent Living and others to conduct interactive and engaging workshops to facilitate the development of advocacy skills of emerging Independent Living leaders and youth with disabilities. It describes how to introduce advocacy through the facilitation of …

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Crisis Trends – Crisis Text Line

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Crisis Trends aims to empower journalists, researchers, school administrators, parents and all citizens to understand the crises Americans face so we can work together to prevent future crises from happening. Source: Crisis Trends – Crisis Text Line Explore trends across texter conversations across all states in the U.S. http://crisistrends.org/ Crisis Text Line: Text 741-741 from anywhere in …

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Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2015

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…for each age group measured except persons age 65 or older, the rate of violent victimization against persons with disabilities was at least 2.5 times the unadjusted rate for those without disabilities. …persons with cognitive disabilities had the highest victimization rate among the disability types measured for total violent crime… Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics …

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BUILDing Strong Foundations Farm to Early Care and Education: Working to Equalize Health and Education Outcomes

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Source: BUILD Initiative By Lacy Stephens, Farm to Early Care and Education Associate, National Farm to School Network Good nutrition and good educational outcomes for young children are inextricably linked. Yet, there is little consistency in terms of the quality of the food that is offered in early care settings. Given that approximately 60 percent …

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The Community Guide to Adult Oral Health Program Implementation

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Source: The Oral Health Website Download Oral Health Guide The Community Guide to Adult Oral Health Program Implementation (Oral Health Guide), along with the corresponding online database of community-based oral health programs, aims to help groups at the state and local levels start or enhance their own oral health programs for older adults. Here, community-based entities …

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FDA announced its intention to extend the compliance date for the Nutrition Facts Label final rules

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FDA announced its intention to extend the compliance date for the Nutrition Facts Label final rules Source: Labeling & Nutrition > Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label Original vs. New Format – Infographics to Help Understand the Changes (New Food Label Side by Side & Comparacion Paralela) Compliance Date On June 13, 2017, the FDA announced its …

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Above-normal blood sugar linked to dementia – Harvard Health Blog – Harvard Health Publications

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There are many reasons to keep your blood sugar under control: protecting your arteries and nerves are two of them. Here’s another biggie: preventing dementia, the loss of memory and thinking skills that afflicts millions of older Americans. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that even in people without diabetes, …

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Healthy People 2020 Health Disparities Data Widget

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Source: Office of Minority Health The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) are pleased to announce the release of a new HealthyPeople.gov data search function. The Health Disparities widget is a new way for you to access this health disparities information. The new widget provides an …

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