This month is National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month. Oxymoron you say? It doesn't have to be! There are ways to battle the stress of the holidays through physical activity and nutrition. A healthy body can take a lot more "abuse" from a cantankerous family member or the large, pushy crowds of (other) last minute shoppers. And what better way to celebrate Safe Toys and Gifts Month than to give the gift of health? How much safer can you get?! Search our Equipment directory for adaptive exercise equipment to start someone's year off with a safe and healthy bang.

Check out these NCHPAD Resources for tips and techniques on making your holidays stress-free, healthy, and safe:

• A Primer on Stress Management
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/362/2052/A~Primer~on~Stress~Management
• Yoga for Individuals with Disabilities
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/disability/fact_sheet.php?sheet=345&section=2047
• Healthy Holidays, Is It Possible?
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/321/1946/Healthy~Holidays~-~Is~It~Possible~
• Reduce Holiday Stress with Proper Nutrition and Health Promotion
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/252/1652/Reduce~Holiday~Stress~with~Proper~Nutrition~and ~Health~Promotion
• Don't Get Tripped Up: The Role of Fitness in Fall Prevention
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/388/2139/Don~t~Get~Tripped~Up~~The~Role~of~Fitness~in~ Fall~Prevention
• Fall Injury Prevention
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/471/2353/Fall~Injury~Prevention
• NCHPAD Equipment Directory
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/directories/17/Equipment

Monthly Observance:

World AIDS Day, December 1
Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
Email: unaids@unaids.org
Website: http://www.unaids.org/en/Partnerships/Advocacy+partners/WAC/default.asp
Related NCHPAD Resources:

• Benefits of Exercise for People with HIV/AIDS
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/159/1197/Benefits~of~Exercise~for~People~with~HIV~AIDS
• Promoting Health of People with HIV/AIDS
  
  • http://www.ncpad.org/50/381/Promoting~Health~of~People~with~HIV~AIDS