Job Opportunity - Visiting Disability and Health Promotion Research Specialist
The Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities
(www.uic-chp.org) in the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago is seeking a Visiting Disability and Health Promotion Research Specialist.
The Visiting Disability and Health Promotion Research Specialist will be administratively responsible for assisting the Director in implementing a coordinated set of research projects that includes obesity surveillance and secondary data analyses; working with a national expert panel on obesity, nutrition, physical activity, and policy guidance related to obesity prevention; and identifying and overseeing successful strategies for implementing a knowledge translation framework that promotes research findings on obesity prevention through a large network of national service providers.
To learn more, visit: https://jobs.uic.edu/default.cfm?page=job&jobID=10749.
New Research Article - Society for the Arts in Healthcare
Dance program for physical rehabilitation and participation in children
with cerebral palsy
To read this article, go to: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17533015.2011.564193
U.S. Department of State Announces International Sports Exchange for Athletes with Disabilities
Recognizing the need for inclusiveness in the world of sports and people-to-people exchanges, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it will bring 14 athletes from Kazakhstan to the United States to participate in an inaugural exchange for athletes with physical disabilities. During the 10-day exchange, these male and female sitting volleyball players will participate in clinics and games with their American counterparts in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, including with the U.S. Men and Women's Sitting Volleyball teams and USA Volleyball. Sitting volleyball is a Paralympic sport for both men and women.
Sports diplomacy builds on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's vision of "smart power diplomacy." It embraces the use of a full range of diplomatic tools, including sports, to bring individuals together to strengthen people-to-people relationships and to foster greater understanding.
Sports diplomacy creates international exchange opportunities for athletes and their coaches. Participating in the sports visitor program, athletes and coaches from 54 countries traveled to the United States to interact with their American counterparts and engage on a host of issues, including: balancing academics and athletics; creating opportunities for athletes with disabilities; and empowering women and girls through sports. This is the first-ever sports visitor program focused solely on athletes with physical disabilities.
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' Sports United Office leads the U.S. Department of State's international exchange efforts to bring the global community together through sports. Athletes and coaches from a range of sports are chosen to conduct clinics, visit schools, and engage with youth overseas in a dialogue on the importance of an education, positive health practices, and respect for diversity.
To learn more about the International Sports Exchange Program, go to:
http://exchanges.state.gov/sports/disability-sport.html.
More news you might have missed this past month:
Overweight and Obesity Among People with Disabilities Factsheet
http://1.usa.gov/rcAsdV
President Obama's Statement on the 21st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/26/anniversary-americans-disabilities-act-obama-administration-recommits-en
New AHRQ Effective Health Care Guides on Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Autism are Available
AHRQ has released new consumer and clinician summary guides to help families and clinicians work together to make important decisions about how to treat and manage Autism Spectrum Disorders.
-For Families: Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, A Review of the Research for Caregivers
-For Clinicians: Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders