Projects

People with disabilities are largely unserved or underserved in programs of health promotion and physical activity. This situation is particularly problematic as they are often more vulnerable to the development of secondary conditions such as obesity, pain, social isolation, deconditioning and depression due to insufficient participation in key health promoting behaviors. The CHP believes that investing resources in empowering people with disabilities...

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If you work for an organization that serves persons with disabilities and would like to tailor a 14-Week program for your participants, NCPAD would like to collaborate on this effort with your organization.  

NCPAD is currently developing a program to train group leaders to successfully facilitate 14-Week programs for their organizations. The program will include a mix of didactic presentations and experiential activities focused on assessing needs of program participants, behavior modification techniques such as motivational interviewing, group nutrition and exercise program delivery methods, safety and precautions while exercising, and more. The goal is to enable group leaders to provide safe and effective exercise and wellness programs for persons of all abilities while utilizing resources such as NCPAD tools and support.

In the October/November issue of OnSite Fitness special Inclusive Fitness issue you will find:

• NPO Leadership Series: Inclusive Fitness Coalition, by Dr. James Rimmer
• Fitness Inclusion Reader Survey Results
• Inclusive Fitness at the Ys and JCCs
• Adapted Fitness Testing

Pamela Block, Elizabeth A. Vanner, Christopher B. Keys, James H. Rimmer & Sarah Everhart Skeels (2010) Project Shake-It-Up: Using health promotion, capacity building and a disability studies framework to increase self efficacy, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2010; 32(9): 741–754

James H. Rimmer, Ph.D., Ming-De Chen, MS, Jeffrey A. McCubbin, Ph.D., Charles Drum, MPA, JD, Ph.D., Jana Peterson, MPH, Ph.D. (2010) Exercise Intervention Research on Persons with Disabilities – What We Know and Where We Need to Go, American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, IN PRESS

Kiyoshi Yamaki, Kelly Hsieh, and Tamar Heller (2010). Health Profile of Aging Family Caregivers Supporting Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at Home, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 47(6), 425–435.

Kelly Hsieh, Tamar Heller, and Sally Freels (2009). Residential Characteristics, Social Factors, and Mortality Among Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: Transitions Out of Nursing Homes. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 47(6): 447–465.

James H. Rimmer, PhD, Amy E. Rauworth, MS, Edward C. Wang, PhD, Terry L. Nicola, MD, Bernadette Hill, MS, RN (2009). A Preliminary Study to Examine the Effects of Aerobic and Therapeutic (Nonaerobic) Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Coronary Risk Reduction in Stroke Survivors. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, Vol 90.

James H. Rimmer, Amy Rauworth, Edward Wang, Paul S. Heckerling, Ben S. Gerber (2009). A randomized controlled trial to increase physical activity and reduce obesity in a predominantly African American group of women with mobility disabilities and severe obesity. Preventative Medicine, 48(5), 473-479.