The National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability

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DocTalk Campaign

Use this campaign and toolkit to prescribe physical activity and connect consumers with opportunities to be physically active.

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Rx for Exercise

Educating Healthcare Professionals on the importance of exercise, fitness, adaptive sports and nutrition for individuals with disabilities, and providing them resources to prescribe exercise to their patients

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Discover Accessible Fitness

This booklet can serve as a tool for fitness professionals to become familiar with key considerations for wheelchair users using fitness equipment and to broaden their knowledge to help more people

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Life on Wheels

"Life on Wheels" is a toolkit designed to help you navigate this new life and break down all the barriers and myths you might face along theway

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CDC Vital Signs

Doctors and other health professionals can use these 5 steps to increase physical activity among adults with disabilities

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Disability and Health Information for Health Care Providers

Disability and Health Information for Health Care Providers from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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AAHD Resources for People with Disabilities on COVID-19

The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has been closely monitoring and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the areas of research, policy, dissemination and education

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All of Us Research Program "Nothing About us without Us"

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has created a nationwide research program focused on precision medicine, also known as personalized medicine, to help researchers understand more about why people get sick or stay healthy

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Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation COVID-19 Accessible Resources

CIDI advocates for usability, inclusivity, and accessibility for all

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Policy Guidelines

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Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities

Accessibility of doctors' offices, clinics, and other health care providers is essential in providing medical care to people with disabilities. Due to barriers, individuals with disabilities are less likely to get routine preventative medical care than people without disabilities. Accessibility is not only legally required, it is important medically.

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Integrating Wellness into Health Care and Public Health Practice for Individuals with Recently Acquired Disability and Those Accessing Healthcare Services Due to a New Secondary Health Condition

Strategic Directions and Policy Recommendations January 2020

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Videos

DocTalk: Prescribe Exercise

DocTalk: Obesity Rates

DocTalk: Pledge to Talk about Physical Activity

How To: Talk To Your Doctor

Telehealth: Increasing Access to Healthcare

How To Define Aging with a Disability

Diabetes Awareness

Inclusive Health Promotion Programs: Access 101

Accessible Face Mask Solutions

Commit to Inclusion in Public Health

Community Health Inclusion Index (CHII)

Mindful: A Meditation Series (Peace During the Pandemic- Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Guided Meditation)