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| Health and Wellness LinksPhysical Activity & Recreation National ResourcesThe National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) 800-900-8086 The NCPAD conducts research and disseminates information on physical activity and disability. The NCPAD website houses a virtual library, interactive resources, on-line media presentations, activity fact sheets and other pertinent data. http://www.ncpad.org/ National Center on Accessibility Offers information on recreation, parks and tourism 2805 East 10th Street, Suite 190, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698 Voice: (812) 856-4422 TTY: (812) 856-4421 http://www.ncaonline.org/index.shtml Disabled Sports USA 451 Hungerford Dr., #100, Rockville, MD 20850 301-217-0960 http://www.dsusa.org Health & Wellness National ResourcesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States. http://www.cdc.gov/ Health Wellness and Aging With a Disability http://www.jik.com/hwawd.html Healthfinder® Guide to reliable health information http://www.healthfinder.gov/ USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Includes guidelines and tips on healthy eating and cooking http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/ Women's Health - National ResourcesThe National Women's Health Information Center 8550 Arlington Blvd., Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22031, (1-800-994-9662) or 1-888-220-5446 for the hearing impaired http://www.4woman.gov/wwd/index.htm Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities (BHAWD) BHAWD c/o Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Herrick Campus, Rehabilitation Services, 2001 Dwight Way, 2nd Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704 Voice (510) 204-4866 TDD (510) 204-4574 FAX (510) 204-5892 http://www.bhawd.org/ Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD) 3440 Richmond Avenue, Suite B - Houston, Texas 77046 Phone: 713-960-0505 Toll Free: 800-44-CROWD Fax: 713-961-3555 http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/crowd/ Health Promotion for Women with Disabilities Villanova University - College of Nursing, 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19085 (610) 519-4922 http://www.nursing.villanova.edu/WomenWithDisabilities/welcome.htm Disabled Women's Network (DAWN) Ontario 975 McKeown Ave. Unit 5A, Suite 162, North Bay, ON P1B 9P2 Canada Tel: 705-494-9078 http://dawn.thot.net/index.html Mammacare 930 NW 8th St., Gainesville, FL 32601 (800) 626-2273 http://www.mammacare.com/ ParentingThrough the Looking Glass, A National Research and Training Center on Families of Adults with Disabilities, 2198 Sixth St. Suite 100, Berkeley, CA 94710, (800) 644-2666, (510) 848-1112 http://www.lookingglass.org/ Parents with Disabilities Online Resources, adaptive equipment ideas, parent empowerment network and personal stories http://www.disabledparents.net/index.html Disability Pregnancy and Parenthood International (DPPi) Produces a quarterly journal for parents with a disability and those who support them Unit F9, 89-93 Fonthill Road, London, N4 3JH, England voice 0800 018 4730 Text Phone 0800 018 9949 http://freespace.virgin.net/disabled.parents/Default.htm Disabled Parenting Today Parents with Disabilities A service of Project STAR, a program of The Children's Institute, 6301 Northumberland St., Pittsburgh, PA 15217, (800) 683-5898 http://trfn.clpgh.org/star/ AWHONN Lifelines, Promoting the Health of Women and Newborns http://awhonnlifelines.awhonn.org/ YouthAbility On-line Connecting kids with special needs for friendship and support http://www.ablelink.org/ Family Voices, KASA Project, project of Family Voices Was established to promote and improve the lives of youth with disabilities and chronic health conditions through peer empowerment and advocacy and the development of leadership opportunities PO Box 769, Algodones, New Mexico 87001 (888) 835-5669 (505) 867-2368 The National Center for Youth with Disabilities Information, policy and dissemination center for youth with disabilities University of Minnesota, Box 721, 420 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, Phone/TTY: (612) 624-3939 The National Information Center for Youth with Disabilities National information and referral center providing information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals, with a special focus on children and youth (birth to age 22) P.O. Box 1492, Washington, D.C. 20013, Phone (800) 695-0285 http://www.nichcy.org/ The Beach Center on Families and Disability A research and training center conducting research, offering training and technical assistance, and disseminating information on family issues when there is a child with a disability in the family. The University of Kansas, Haworth Hall, Room 3136, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-7534 (785) 864-7000 http://www.beachcenter.org PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights) Offers assistance to individual families, workshops, and materials for parents and professionals, to help secure a free and appropriate public education for all children 8161 Normandale Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55437, (952) 838-9000, TTY: (952) 838-0190 http://www.pacer.org HEATH Resource Center National clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC 20036 Phone/TTY (800)544-3284. http://www.heath-resource-center.org Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) Promoting the career development of exceptional children, youth and adults Council for Exceptional Children, 1110 N. Glebe Road, Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201-5704 DO-IT Program Serves to increase the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers such as those in science, engineering, mathematics, and technology University of Washington, Box 355670, Seattle, WA 98195-5670 206-685-DOIT (3648) voice/TTY http://www.washington.edu/doit/ Adolescent Health Transition Project Resource for adolescents with special health care needs, chronic illnesses, physical or developmental disabilities University of Washington, Box 357262, Seattle, WA 98195, (202) 685-1358 http://depts.washington.edu/healthtr/ CHOICES Transition Project Transition resources for parents and professionals Shriners Hospitals for Children http://www.shrinershq.org/choices/index.html National Transition Network Web site offering online publications, transcripts, workshop information and reports, and state contacts http://ici2.coled.umn.edu/ntn Transition Research Institute at Illinois Identifies effective practices, conducts intervention and evaluation research, and provides technical assistance activities that promote the successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to adult life (an information resource for teachers, service providers and researchers statewide, nationally and internationally) University of Illinois, 113 Children's Research Center, 51 Gerty Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61820, (217) 333-2325 http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/coe/sped/tri/institute.html Data & Surveillance National ResourcesDisability Statistics Center at University of California at Santa Barbara http://dsc.ucsf.edu Access to Disability Data, an InfoUse Project http://www.infouse.com/disability/data U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability.html Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/index.html National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm |