Read about some important healthcare legislation in this month's FITT column, and find out how you can share your voice with Congress as well as our readers. The feature also shares some new fitness trends for ideas on how to 'activate' your own contributions to personal good health. Recognize National Diabetes Month with us in our Emerging Evidence corner as it reviews an article on diabetes and yoga, and then jump into the holiday season well-prepared by getting some tips on emotional eating from this month's Nutrition column. Get some additional healthcare and wellness related tools for jumping into the holiday season from the following NCHPAD Resources.
- Primer on Stress Management
- Can Disability, Chronic Conditions, Health and Wellness Coexist?
- Health Promotion for People with Physical, Cognitive and Sensory Disabilities: An Emerging National Priority
Monthly Observances
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
Alzheimer's Association
(800) 272-3900
info@alz.org
www.alz.org
Related NCHPAD Resources:
- Introduction to Alzheimer's Disease and Exercise
- Alzheimer's Disease and Nutrition
- Golf and Alzheimer's Disease
American Diabetes Month American Diabetes Association
(800) DIABETES (342-2383)
askada@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org
Related NCHPAD Resources:
- Diabetes
- Eating Well for Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes: How to Lower Your Risk