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2017-2020 Project SEARCH and HealthMatters Program Webinar Series: Employment, Health, and Wellness

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Please mark your calendars for the upcoming webinars. Webinars will be recorded and archived. These webinars are open to anyone with an interest in employment, transition, health, and wellness for people with developmental disabilities.  These webinars are hosted by the HealthMattersTM Program in partnership with Project SEARCH® and funded by the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council, Grant # 17CH03FA19. View …

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Project SEARCH and HealthMatters Program 2017-2018 Employment, Health, and Wellness Webinar Series

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Better Health by Health Education & Sustained Employment September 28, 2017 Promoting Health and Leadership in Project SEARCH® Programs October 12, 2017 Integrating Technology to Increase Student Interns’ Health, Fitness, and Personal Responsibilities October, 26, 2017 Using the Health Matters Curriculum with the Project SEARCH® Program Model January, 18, 2018 Mindfulness: Strategies for Building Success and …

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Using the Health Matters Curriculum with the Project SEARCH® Program Model

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Source: YouTube Video: Using the Health Matters Curriculum with the Project SEARCH® Program Model Play recording (54 min) Download Transcript and PDF  Description:   Project SEARCH is committed to supporting health and fitness education during the transition to employment. Accordingly, Project SEARCH partnered with UnitedHealthcare last year to provide Project SEARCH sites with Health Matters: The …

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Integrating Technology to Increase Student Interns’ Health, Fitness, and Personal Responsibilities

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  Play recording (51 min) Download Transcipt Download PDF and PowerPoint Slides Resources: Getting Fit with FitBits in Physical Education Health Matters Curriculum MapMyWalk App 101 Ways to Teach Children Social Skills Potential Funders: Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas Impact 100 Chicago The Prudential Foundation Grant Guidelines The Wallace Foundation   Webinar Handouts: Employment Planning- Student …

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Mindfulness: Strategies for Building Success and Wellness in the 21st Century Workforce

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Webinar Recording Play recording (58 min) Download Mindfulness Webinar_Project SEARCH HealthMatters Date and time: Thursday, February 15, 2018 2:00-3:00 pm (Eastern Time) Description: This webinar will discuss the use of mindfulness strategies for building success and wellness among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) within their worksites. “Mindfulness tools” will be reviewed for participants to …

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Promoting Health and Leadership in Project SEARCH® Programs

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  Play recording (51 min) Download Transcript Download PDF and PowerPoint Slides Date and time: Thursday, October 12, 2017 2:00-3:00 pm (EST) Duration: 1 hour Description: For people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, maintaining health and wellness is essential to achieving and maintaining independence, participating in society, and preventing the onset of secondary health conditions. Yet, people with disabilities …

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Better Health by Health Education & Sustained Employment

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Play Recording (53 min) Download Transcript Download PDF and PowerPoint Slides Date and time: Thursday, September 28, 2017 2:00-3:00 pm (Eastern Time) Duration: 1 hour Description: Abstract The critical relationship between employment status and health is well established. Health education can enrich a Project SEARCH experience and increase the likelihood of sustained employment for Project SEARCH interns through …

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Prospects for an Impact Evaluation of Project SEARCH: An Evaluability Assessment

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Source: Prospects for an Impact Evaluation of Project SEARCH: An Evaluability Assessment Authors: Arif A. Mamun, Lori Timmins, and David C. Stapleton Download Report Project SEARCH has emerged as a promising program to address the challenges related to improving employment outcomes of youth with disabilities. It is a high school to work transition program that integrates …

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