Encouraging lifestyle behaviour change in mild cognitive impairment patients: development of appropriate educational material

Neville CE, McCourt HJ, McKinley MC, Lowis C, Barrett SL, McGuinness B, Todd S, Lawlor B, Gibb M, Coen RF, Passmore AP, Woodside JV. Aging Ment Health. 2013;17(3):276-86. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2013.768210. Epub 2013 Feb 12. Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Clinical Science B, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United […]

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Comorbidity among older American Indians: the native elder care study

Goins RT, Pilkerton CS.  Department of Community Medicine, Center on Aging, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9127, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. rgoins@hsc.wvu.edu.  J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2010 Dec;25(4):343-54. doi: 10.1007/s10823-010-9119-5. Comorbidity is a growing challenge and the older adult population is most at risk of developing comorbid conditions. Comorbidity […]

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Supporting students with disabilities–promoting understanding amongst mentors in practice

Tee S, Cowen M.  Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. s.r.tee@soton.ac.uk  Nurse Educ Pract. 2012 Jan;12(1):6-10. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2011.03.020. Epub 2011 Apr 21. INTRODUCTION: Good practice demands a clinical practice culture positively disposed to students with disabilities. Equality legislation seeks to protect those with a disability from either direct or indirect discrimination. […]

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Minnesota: Public & Private Disability Resources

Aging Services of Minnesota 2550 University Avenue West, Suite 350S Saint Paul, MN 55114 (651) 645-4545 Toll-free (800) 462-5368 http://www.mhha.com/ The Arc of Minnesota 800 Transfer Road, Suite 7A St. Paul, MN 55114 (651) 523-0823 http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=223&srcid=436&chid=264 Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers 38794 Sixth Avenue North Branch, MN 55056 (651) 674-5725 http://www.amemminnesota.org/ Autism Society of Minnesota […]

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Minnesota: Public & Private Disability Resources

Aging Services of Minnesota 2550 University Avenue West, Suite 350S Saint Paul, MN 55114 (651) 645-4545 Toll-free (800) 462-5368 http://www.mhha.com/ The Arc of Minnesota 800 Transfer Road, Suite 7A St. Paul, MN 55114 (651) 523-0823 http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=223&srcid=436&chid=264 Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers 38794 Sixth Avenue North Branch, MN 55056 (651) 674-5725 http://www.amemminnesota.org/ Autism Society of Minnesota […]

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Kansas: Public & Private Disability Resources

Autism Society–The Heartland P.O. Box 860984 Shawnee, KS 66286-0984 (913) 706-0042 http://www.asaheartland.org/ Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City 6701 West 64th Street., Suite 120 Overland Park, KS 66202 (913) 754-8883 http://biaks.org/ Kansas’ Adjutant General’s Department, Division of Emergency Management 2800 SW Topeka Boulevard Topeka, KS 66611 (785) 274-1426 http://www.kansastag.gov/kdem_default.asp Kansas’ Adjutant General’s […]

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Massachusetts: Public & Private Disability Resources

Brain Injury Association—Massachusetts Main Office 30 Lyman Street, Suite 10 Westborough, MA 01581 (508) 475-0032 (800) 242-0030 Southeastern Office 3119 Cranberry Highway, Suite 5F East Wareham, MA 02538 (508) 743-0333 (888) 607-7678 Western Office 180 Elm Street, Suite C Pittsfield, MA 01201 (413) 443-0200 (888) 554-5553 http://www.biama.org/ Massachusetts’ Health and Human Services, Head Injury Program […]

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Virginia: Public and Private Disability Resources

The Arc of Virginia 2025 East Main Street Suite 107 Richmond, VA 23223 (804) 649-8481 http://www.thearcofva.org/ Autism Society Central Virginia PO Box 29364 Richmond, VA 23242-0364 (804) 257-0192 http://www.asacv.org Brain Injury Association of Virginia 1506 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 212 Richmond, VA 23230 (804) 355-5748 (800) 444-6443 http://www.biav.net/ Cerebral Palsy of Virginia 5825 Arrowhead Drive, […]

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North Dakota: Public and Private Disability

The Arc of North Dakota, Inc. PO Box 12420 Grand Forks, ND 58208-2420 (701) 772-6191 http://www.thearcuppervalley.com Autism Society of North Dakota 628 Sixth Avenue Alice, ND 58031 (701) 347-2234 http://www.autismnd.org/ Dakota Center for Independent Living 3111 East Broadway Avenue Bismarck, North Dakota 58501 (701) 222-3636 (800) 489-5013 http://www.dakotacil.org/ Family Voices of North Dakota PO Box 163 […]

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