Check out this month's New NCHPAD document on BulletBall, a new therapeutic table sport that provides an opportunity for everyone to enjoy. Also check out the video footage in the Video Corner of Table Tennis at the National Veterans Wheelchair Sports Games. See if you can spot the similarities and differences between the two (BulletBall and Table Tennis)!
Don't forget, if you're attending this year's Club Industry Conference and Expo in Chicago next week (October 14-17), to check out the presentations on inclusion, accessibility, and other disability-related topics that are included this year in the mainstream fitness topics. For more information, and to find out how to get a registration discount, visit: http://incfit.org/node/239 or http://www.clubindustryshow.com/national.
Additionally, meet one of our interns, Jennifer Green, in a new guest column series titled The Training Corner. She'll be offering up some experiential features about how she has adapted training in the fitness center for her clients with various abilities or health conditions.
Monthly Observances
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Board of Sponsors
nbcamquestions@yahoo.com
http://www.nbcam.org
Related NCHPAD Resources:
- Nutritional Recommendations During Breast Cancer Treatment
- F.I.T.T. Column - October 2008: An Inclusive World without Breast Cancer! (video enabled)
- This Month's Video Corner - October 2009: 2009 Chicago Breast Cancer 3Day Footage
- Breast Cancer Awareness: The Power of Prevention
- Breast Cancer
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month National Down Syndrome Society
(800) 221-4602
info@ndss.org
http://www.ndss.org
Related NCHPAD Resources:
- Disability/Condition: Down Syndrome and Exercise
- The Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook: A Guide to Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
- Research: Impact of a Walking Program in People with Down syndrome
- Disability/Condition: Developmental Disability and Fitness
- Health Promotion: Down Syndrome and Nutrition
National Physical Therapy Month American Physical Therapy Association
(800) 999-2782
(703) 684-2782 x3248
public-relations@apta.org
http://www.apta.org
Related NCHPAD Resources:
- Manual of Physical Therapy Practice
- The Effects of Physical Therapy on Cerebral Palsy
- A Brief History of Therapy in the Treatment of Cerebral Palsy
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Association
(800) 621-3141
(202) 944-3285
sbaa@sbaa.org
http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org
Related NCHPAD Resources:
- Disability/Condition: Spina Bifida - Physical Activity Guidelines
- Disability/Condition: Exercises for Individuals with Spina Bifida
- Videos: Teens on the Move: An Exercise Video for Teens with Spina Bifida
- Research: Aerobic Fitness and Obesity in Adolescents and Young Adults with Spina Bifida
Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 4-10
National Alliance on Mental Illness
(800) 950-6264
(703) 524-7600
info@nami.org
http://www.nami.org
Related NCHPAD Resources:
- Director's Column, June 2009: Obesity and Mental Illness
World Mental Health Day, October 10
World Federation for Mental Health
(703) 494-6515
wmhday@wfmh.com
http://www.wfmh.org/00WorldMentalHealthDay.htm
Related NCHPAD Resources:
- Health Promotion: Food and Your Mood: Nutrition and Mental Health
National Depression Screening Day®, October 8
Screening for Mental Health, Inc.
(781) 239-0071
smhinfo@mentalhealthscreening.org
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Related NCHPAD Resources:
- Disability/Condition: Depression and Physical Activity
- Research: Physical Activity Dose-Response Effects on Outcomes of Depression and Anxiety
World Osteoporosis Day, October 20
International Osteoporosis Foundation
http://www.iofbonehealth.org/about-iof/iof-programs/outreach-education/world-osteoporosis-day.html
Related NCHPAD Resources:
- Osteoporosis and Nutrition
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Risk and Low Bone Mineral Density for People with Disabilities (1, 2 & 3)
- http://www.ncpad.org/566/2505/Focus~on~Secondary~Condition~Prevention~~~
Osteoporosis~Risk~and~Low~Bone~Mineral~Density~in~
Children~with~Disabilities - http://www.ncpad.org/378/2120/Focus~on~Secondary~Condition~Prevention~~
Osteoporosis~Risk~and~Low~Bone~Mineral~Density~in~
People~with~Spinal~Cord~Injury - http://www.ncpad.org/386/2130/Focus~on~Secondary~Condition~Prevention~~
Osteoporosis~Risk~and~Low~Bone~Mineral~Density~in~
People~with~Developmental~Disabilities
- http://www.ncpad.org/566/2505/Focus~on~Secondary~Condition~Prevention~~~