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Welcome to the Health Resources Partnership.

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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 –

we will help the providers who are already giving health and mental health care services
and
get new providers involved, too.

Search our Provider Database to find a professional close to you!

Communicating for Health

Health Messages:

bullet The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of Persons with Disabilities: What It Means to You
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The M.E.E. (Move * Experience * Engage) Calendar!

365 fresh ideas for things to do! by Janet Thomas, Jamie Hall, Toby Long, and Rachel Brady

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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

bullet The new web site from the National Institutes of Health offers consumer-friendly information on over 200 genetic disorders. Click here.
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Resource from the Elizabeth M. Boggs Center

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.

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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.

bullet 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.
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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.

If you're with someone who may be having a stroke, remember "STR".

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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!

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Did you know that you can talk to your doctor about losing weight?

United Health Foundation has a great web site to help you talk to your doctor about losing weight and other health concerns. Click here for more information. 

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Exercise Fact Sheet

HTML or PDF full-text PDF (88 KB) of this article
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Check out the Activities Calendar sponsored by the Department of Disability Services,
a wonderful listing of activites for all in Washington, D.C. area
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Family Food and Fitness: A Guide to Healthy Eating and Exercise
offers information about two important steps in being healthy: (1) eat good foods and (2) exercise. Together these steps help us to be healthy and fit!
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AAMR F.Y.I.
is a free, online monthly newsletter that keeps you informed about recent developments in the developmental disabilities community and the latest AAMR initiatives.
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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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Nutrition Spotlight: Healthy Grocery Shopping on a Budget

Planning ahead for your grocery store adventures can really make a difference in your checkbook. Many health professionals suggest we eat better or recommend that we eat certain foods for our health, but it can be overwhelming and expensive to sample the latest craze in healthy foods.

Here are a few tips that can help anyone on a budget to shop and cook in a more reasonable and cost-effective way.

Read the entire column and the recipe.

 

 
This project is funded by the the Government of the District of Columbia, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Administration, Solicitation POJA-2005-R-RP05 
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