ACSM/NCHPAD Certified Inclusive Fitness Trainer (CIFT) now offered!
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is leading the way with NCHPAD to offer a specialty certification for fitness professionals to work with individuals with disabilities. With 50 million people in the U.S. (approximately 20% of the population) reporting some type of disability, ACSM professionals have the potential to make a significant contribution by earning this specialty certification, which will enable them to safely and effectively work with people with disabilities.
Minimum Requirements:
An ACSM or NCCA-Accredited Certification AND CPR and AED Certification
Certification Pricing:
ACSM Certified Professional Price: $150. E-mail certification@acsm.org for your discounted voucher. Individuals who are not ACSM-certified will pay $195.
To register, go to www.pearsonvue.com/acsm/cift. For questions or more information, go to
http://www.acsm.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Certification/ACSMCertifications/Certification.htm or email certification@acsm.org.
Fitness and healthcare professionals will also benefit from reading a journal article that is just been published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development and is co-authored by NCPAD's director. For a summary of this article, go to the Emerging Evidence in Health and Disability section. The research looked at barriers to exercise and community fitness for people with disabilities. Fitness professionals can benefit themselves and their community by learning about common perceived barriers and helping to break them down.
Monthly Observances:
National Aphasia Awareness Month
For more information, contact the National Aphasia Association at (800) 922-4622 or (212) 267-2814 or naa@aphasia.org, or go to www.aphasia.org.
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National Cancer Survivors Day, June 1
For more information, contact the National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
(615) 794-3006
info@ncsdf.org
www.ncsdf.org
For NCHPAD resources on cancer and exercise, access the following publications:
- Factsheet on Cancer at http://www.ncpad.org/32/234/Cancer
- Factsheet on Cancer and Exercise at http://www.ncpad.org/163/1255/Cancer~and~Exercise.
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National Trails Day, June 7, 2008
For more information, contact the American Hiking Society or go to www.americanhiking.org.
For NCHPAD resources on hiking for individuals with disabilities, access the following:
- Factsheet on Camping, Backpacking and Hiking at http://www.ncpad.org/66/489/Camping~~Backpacking~~and~Hiking
- Search for local parks by accessible features (i.e. trails) at http://www.ncpad.org/park_gen_access_fea/18/Parks.
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National Zoo Month
For NCHPAD resources on accessible zoo visits, access the following publications:
- A Day at the Zoo at http://www.ncpad.org/44/329/Zoo~Trips
- Benefits of a Zoo Visit at http://www.ncpad.org/67/491/Zoo~Visit~-~Benefits.