Institute for Disability Studies
Family Health Notes
October 4, 2012
Inside this issue:
1) HealthyChildren.org Launches Free Digital Magazine
2) Free Down Syndrome Diagnosis Booklet Available
3) MS Chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Basics Educational Course – Oct. 15, Jackson
4) Financial Assistance Options for Adaptive Driving
5) Assistive Technology in Action
1) HealthyChildren.org Launches Free Digital Magazine
HealthyChildren.org launched the inaugural issue of Healthy Children e-magazine in August 2012. In addition to providing parents with reliable, pediatrician-backed guidance, the 27 page digital magazine offers an interactive experience that includes multimedia content as well as engaging, quick tip pop-ups and links to additional resources. The free digital magazine is one of several features available in a new HealthyChildren app for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. The digital magazine is also available as a PDF at HealthyChildren.org/e-magazine. For more information about the e-magazine, visit http://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/Pages/HealthyChildren-E-Magazine.aspx.
2) Free Down Syndrome Diagnosis Booklet Available
The booklet “Understanding Down Syndrome Diagnosis” is available through the Kennedy Foundation and Kentucky’s Human Development Institute (HDI). Copyright to the nationally lauded booklet has been donated to the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation. The booklet continues to be available in print and as a free digital download through the Lettercase program at the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute. Over 25,000 copies of the booklet have been distributed nationwide since 2008. Dr. Harold Kleinert, Executive Director of HDI, adds, "Understanding a Down Syndrome Diagnosis” is a perfect complement to our existing Brighter Tomorrows program, which is a recently updated website for new and expectant parents learning about Down syndrome. So we are delighted to be combining these resources to provide even more comprehensive support to families learning about a diagnosis of Down syndrome." Download the booklet at http://www.lettercase.org/get-the-booklet/.
3) MS Chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Basics Educational Course – Oct. 15, Jackson
Do you have a child or adolescent with issues such as austism, ADD, ADHD, schizophrenia, behavior disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, or bipolar disorder? Would you like to learn more about caring for yourself, your family, and your child? NAMI Basics is a free six-week educational course for parents or caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental health issues sponsored by the Mississippi Chapter of NAMI. Classes will be held every Monday and Thursday evening beginning Oct., 15 and continuing until Nov. 1, at the Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Detention Center Conference Room at 940 East McDowell Road in Jackson. For additional information, call Reshanna Coleman at 601.899.9058 or 1.800.357.0388.
4) Financial Assistance Options for Adaptive Driving
“Americans love their wheels,” says guest blogger Chris Miller, in an article on Disability.Blog about the funding assistance available to purchase new adaptive vehicles or retrofit existing vehicles. Various government, state, and other programs are explained and web and telephone contact information provided. For the complete article, visit http://usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com/2012/09/26/adaptive-driving/.
5) Assistive Technology in Action
The Family Center of Technology and Disability and PACER Center are pleased to announce the release of their new assistive technology awareness series, “Assistive Technology in Action.” Funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, this fully-captioned video series is designed to strengthen awareness of assistive technology (AT) devices that help individuals with disabilities participate fully in school, at home, and in the community. The first video in the series, “Meet Sam,” features Sam Graves, a young man with cerebral palsy who, with the help of AT, is a successful college student, blogger, and sportsman. To view the video, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYmfrrY4Hfk.
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The Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2F) is a family-focused, family managed resource center that empowers families of Mississippi children with special health care needs to be partners in the decisions made concerning the health of their children. F2F is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#H84MC07948).
The Mississippi Integrated Community Systems (MICS) for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs project is working to create a seamless system of family-centered, community-based, culturally competent services and supports for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). MICS is funded by the Maternal and Child Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#D70MC12841).
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