- October is replete with opportunities for fitness and recreation!
- October is National Physical Therapy month! See the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Web site (http://www.ncpad.org/662/2739/2003-10-01) and read the NCHPAD monograph on a physical therapist's perspective on community integration (http://www.ncpad.org/57/424/Physical~Therapist~s~Perspective~of~Community~
Integration). - October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month (http://www.ncpad.org/662/2739/2003-10-01), and October 17 is National Mammography Day. Consult the NCHPAD factsheets for ideas on exercising with breast cancer (http://www.ncpad.org/31/216/Breast~Cancer).
- The inaugural Active Aging Week ran September 29 through October 5. Jazzercise, the world's leading dance-fitness program, and the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) are spearheading this project to boost awareness of the importance of physical activity for older adults. Fitness and wellness facilities across the United States will team up with local Jazzercise instructors to offer free Simply Lite fitness classes, a light version of the original Jazzercise program. For more information, contact ICAA at 866-335-9777 or or Jazzercise at http://www.ncpad.org/662/2739/2003-10-01.
- October is National Physical Therapy month! See the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Web site (http://www.ncpad.org/662/2739/2003-10-01) and read the NCHPAD monograph on a physical therapist's perspective on community integration (http://www.ncpad.org/57/424/Physical~Therapist~s~Perspective~of~Community~
- NCHPAD Information Specialists attended and exhibited at the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) conference in Atlanta, September 12-16. Recreation therapists throughout the United States attended the conference to gain knowledge and explore strengthening outcomes and opportunities in therapeutic recreation. NCHPAD provided attendees with resources and information on physical activity, recreation, disability, health conditions and more, and can provide information materials for your organization, conference, workshop or program. Please contact us at 800-900-8086 or e-mail swanngue@uic.edu with your request. Alternative formats are available upon request.
- The NCHPAD Accessible Programs Survey is now available online. Complete the short survey and add your program/organization to NCPAD's searchable database!
