Reduced Rate Membership for Disability and Health Journal

American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is offering reduced-rate memberships until December 31, 2007, to celebrate the launch of its new journal, Disability and Health.

For more information, go to http://aahd.us/page.php?pname=contact/membership.

International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA)

• The 2007 ICAA Equipment Innovator Award was given to Technogym's Kinesis resistance training system. The Innovator Awards are a series of awards given to recognize creativity and excellence in offerings that promote health, well-being, and quality of life for adults ages 50+. Go to http://www.icaa.cc/Index.asp to read more.
• Age-Friendly Facility Locator is an online directory of wellness centers that are appropriate for older adults, have met the ICAA Age-Friendly Facility criteria, and have signed the Code of Conduct. Go to http://www.icaa.cc/facilitylocator.htm or contact the ICAA at 866-335-9777 or 604-734-4466 for more information.

National Center on Accessibility (NCA)
NCA has been awarded three projects by the U.S. Access Board that focus on trail surfaces, playground surfaces, and museum exhibit access. In addition, NCA continues to conduct accessibility assessments for municipal agencies. Read about these and other accomplishments as well as the following upcoming NCA training programs at http://www.ncaonline.org/.

I Can Do It, You Can Do It
The U.S. Office on Disability has initiated this nationwide program to improve the health of the 6 million American children who have disabilities. This program encourages an increase in physical activity and healthy nutritional behaviors by linking children with disabilities with a physically active adult mentor who may or may not have a disability.

For more information, go to http://www.hhs.gov/od/physicalfitness.html or contact the Office on Disability at 202-401-5844.

Exercise Eases Fibromyalgia Symptoms: Study, Washington Post, November 12, 2007
Exercise may seem best at preventing illness rather than treating it, but a new study suggests that low-impact physical activity could make an immediate difference for people with fibromyalgia. Women with this chronic pain syndrome who exercised moderately for 4 months reported feeling better in a variety of ways.

Download the full article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/12/AR2007111201236.html.

For NCHPAD resources on fibromyalgia, click on the following links:

• Factsheet on Fibromyalgia and Exercise: http://www.ncpad.org/160/1201/Fibromyalgia~and~Exercise
• Your Writes: Focus on Secondary Condition Prevention: Exercise as a Way of Reducing Pain for People with Fibromyalgia: http://www.ncpad.org/414/2233/Focus~on~Secondary~Condition~Prevention~~Exercise~as~a
  ~Way~of~Reducing~Pain~for~People~with~Fibromyalgia.

Pedometers Motivate People with Diabetes to Walk More, Medical News Today, November 20, 2007
The use of a pedometer and a website that tracked physical activity levels proved to be powerful motivators for people with diabetes who participated in a recent walking study conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan Health System and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.

For the full article, go to http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/89283.php.

NCHPAD resource on pedometers:

• Factsheet on "What is a Pedometer and How Can I Benefit From Using One" at http://www.ncpad.org/368/2062/What~is~a~Pedometer~and~How~Can~I~Benefit~from~
  Using~One~ .