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For
Consumers & Families
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 Welcome to the
Health Resources Partnership.
Our
goal is to help people in Washington D.C. with
intellectual and other developmental disabilities with
their health and mental health care.
Our
plan is to do this by helping the helpers –
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we
will help the providers who are already giving health
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Exercise and Fitness
Improving Health and Wellness
Getting the Supports You Need
Information on Cerebral Palsy & Spina Bifida
 Exercise
and Fitness
Special Features: Fitness, for Individuals
with Disabilities
Improving
Health and Wellness
National Institutes of Health offers
consumer-friendly information on over 200 genetic disorders.
Getting Prescription
Drugs - Click here to
read more about the new plans for prescription drugs in
the District of Columbia!
Using Your Medicare Drug Coverage in 2007 --
If you are joining a Medicare drug plan for the first time or
switched plans 2007 -- this fact
sheet may help you for your first visit to the pharmacy this
year!
The Surgeon General's
Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with
Disabilities: What It Means to You
SENSAtional Ideas for Adults
with Developmental Disabilities
Suggested activities, fun things to do that you can smell, see, touch,
and hear!
by Janet Thomas, Jamie Hall and Toby Long
Stroke - How can you tell if someone is having a stroke?
Remember "STR" -
* S - Ask the person to SMILE;
* T - Ask the person to TALK -- to speak a simple sentence you can
understand; and
* R - Ask the person to RAISE both arms.
What Every Patient, Family, Friend and Caregiver Needs to Know about
Psychiatry, 2nd edition, by Roukema. 2003.
This information is written for patients and caregivers, including family, friends,
and professionals.
Check it out of the library or purchase at a bookstore.
Getting
the Supports You Need
Keeping
It Real: How to Get the Supports You Need for the Life You Want
This was written primarily for students who are getting ready to transition from
high school, but many adults will find it helpful as well.
Information
on Cerebral Palsy & Spina Bifida
Cerebral Palsy: A Complete Guide for Caregiving, 2nd edition
Alfred I. duPont Institute, Miller & Bachrack. 2006.
resource for caregivers, health professionals, & adolescents and adults with
cerebral palsy
Check it out of the library or purchase at a bookstore.
Health Guide for Adults with Spina Bifida
The Spina Bifida Association of America has developed a new online manual, Health
Guide for Adults Living with Spina Bifida (PDF).
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