NCPAD:Director's Column

The Social Dimension of Fitness Centers
The Importance of Fitness for People with Disabilities
Safe Routes to School: A Great Way to Get Youth with and without Disabilities More Active
Russian Paralympians Outperform Their Olympic Counterparts and Draw Attention to Disability Issues
People with Disabilities Need to Start Out with Higher Levels of Fitness
Obesity Rates in Youth with Disabilities
New Physical Education Bill Must Ensure that Youths with Disabilities Are Not Left Out
Mother…Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
Make Your New Year’s Exercise Resolution Stick This Year!
Golf and Alzheimer's Disease
Don’t Die of a Broken Heart This Valentine’s Day
Director\'s Column September, 2009: Exercise Tips for Power Mobility Device Users
Director's Column, June 2009: Obesity and Mental Illness
Director's Column January, 2010: The Next Frontier of the ADA: Fitness Facilities
Director's Column February 2010: Music and Dance Can Pave the Road to Higher Levels of Physical Activity Among Youth with Disabilities
Congratulations Mr. President!
Coming of Age: First Inclusive Fitness Conference at Club Industry Achieves an Important Milestone
Cholesterol Counts: Knowing Your Numbers
A Personal Story on How Obesity Affects One Person with a Disability
A Paradigm Shift in Youth Sports and Recreation Is Needed to Include More Youths with Disabilities and Health Conditions Including Obesity into the Mainstream of Sports and Recreation in America
A Mother’s Untold Story: Need for Better Physical Education for Children with Disabilities
A Holiday Physical Activity Gift for Children with Disabilities
A Great Day at the Oscar(s)
2008-09 Issue: Growth of Paralympics Helps Change the World’s View of Disability
2008-02 Issue: Without Health Promotion, the Health Care System Will Remain Broken for People with Disabilities
2008-01 Issue: Breaking Open the Black Box to Behavior Change
2007-9 Issue: Reporters Often Miss the Bigger Picture
2007-7 Issue: Inaccessibility of the Built Environment Hits Home
2007-6 Issue: People with Disabilities in the Development of New U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines
2007-5 Issue: Emphasis on Winning Banishes Many Youth, With and Without Disabilities, from Playing Fields
2007-4 Issue: Exercising your Brain
2007-3 Issue: Inclusive Fitness Means More Than Accessible Bathrooms and Entranceways
2007-2 Issue: Inclusive Fitness Coalition Will Open Doors for People with Disabilities
2007-12 Issue: This New Year, Set Your Goals and Stick with Them
2007-11 Issue: Low Muscle Strength and Obesity May Lead to Troublesome Health Concerns in Later Life in Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
2007-10 Issue: Obesity is a Major Concern for Youth and Adults with Disabilities
2007-01 Issue: Kids with ADHD Need to Be On the Move
2006-12 Issue: Paying It Forward: Helping Others Become Physically Active
2006-11 Issue: Obesity Is a Major Secondary Condition Among People with Mental Illness
2006-10 Issue: A New Use for “Down Time”: How Fitness Professionals Can (and Should!) Reach Out to People with Disabilities
2006-09 Issue: Sedentary Lifestyle is Dangerous to Your Health
2006-08 Issue: Special Olympics Makes Its Mark in Ames, Iowa
2006-07 Issue: A Neat Way to Get Around Town: PoleWheeling
2006-06 Issue: Defying Gravity: Young Children with Cerebral Palsy Have a Chance to Dance
2006-05 Issue: The Shots Heard Round the World – Young Man with Autism Scores 20
2006-04 Issue: Physical Activity is a Great Occupier of Time for Loved Ones with Alzheimer's
2006-03 Issue: Do As I Say Not as I Do: Not the Right Attitude for a Rehab Conference
2006-02 Issue:Obesity Swells Into a Mega-Epidemic
2006-01 Issue: Setting Goals and Sticking with Them
2005-12 Issue: Evidence-Based Practice in Disability and Public Health
2005-11 Issue: Rising Gas Prices Make It A Good Time to Build Friendlier Physical Activity Communities
2005-10 Issue: Newspaper Misses Mark in Health Club Feature
2005-09 Issue: The Disabled Poor* Need a Healthier Community to Return to in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
2005-08 Issue: Strong Headwind on the Road to Accessible Fitness and Recreation
2005-07 Issue: Cholesterol Levels Back in the News
2005-06 Issue: Environmental Disability
2005-05 Issue: New Food Pyramid Misses Mark for People with Disabilities
2005-04 Issue: Transportation Hardship for People with Disabilities Keeps Health Promotion Activities At A Distance
2005-03 Issue: Young Athletes with Disabilities Grow Into Healthy Adults
2005-02 Issue: Gyms Need a Higher Level of Technology To Reach People with Disabilities
2005-01 Issue: The Confluence of Aging and Disability: A Personal Experience
2004-12 Issue: Some Holiday Gifts to Burn Up Those Unwanted Calories
2004-11 Issue: Environmental Disability
2004-10 Issue: The Tipping Point
2004-09 Issue: Olympics Not Over Just Yet: Let the Paralympics Begin!
2004-08 Issue: NCPAD Receives National Award - Makes a Difference
2004-07 Issue: What the Late Marlon Brando Can Teach Us About Health Promotion
2004-06 Issue: High Homocysteine Levels Can be the Culprit of Several Health Problems
2004-05 Issue: Prescribing Physical Activity for People with Disabilities Requires More than General Guidelines
2004-04 Issue: Making Playgrounds and Sports Programs More Inclusive for Children with Disabilities
2004-03 Issue: Children with Disabilities Missing on America's Playgrounds
2004-02 Issue: A Universal Health Promotion Plan for All Americans: My Chat with the President
2004-01 Issue: Here We Go Again: Another New Year's Resolution to Shed Those Dreadful Pounds!
2003-12 Issue: Arthritis Can Erode Quality of Life: Exercise and Assistive Aids Can Help
2003-11 Issue: Follow the Five M's to Good Health
2003-10 Issue: Segways Are A Bad Idea for College Campuses
2003-09 Issue: Koreans Use 1988 Olympic Park to Get Their Daily Dose of Exercise - But Where are the People with Disabilities?
2003-08 Issue: Battling Loneliness and Social Isolation
2003-07 Issue: President's Proposed Drug Relief Plan Must Include Relief from America's Worst Ailment: Physical Inactivity
2003-06 Issue: Personal Trainers Must Select Their Words Wisely When Training Clients with Disabilities
2003-05 Issue: Sheltered Workshops and Residential Facilities Must Encourage Physical Activity
2003-04 Issue: Closing the Gap Between Rehabilitation and Lifetime Physical Activity
2003-03 Issue: Government Should Consider Subsidizing Fitness Memberships for People with Disabilities
2003-02 Issue: New Study Finds Low Accessibility of Physical Activity Facilities
2003-01 Issue: Absence of People with Disabilities Using Local Parks
2002-12 Issue: Lifelong Fitness and Motor Skills Training for People with Mental Retardation
2002-11 Issue: Finding Accurate Information on Nutrition and Disability Can Be a Real Challenge
2002-10 Issue: Connecting People with Disabilities to Physical Activity Programs in Their Communities
2002-09 Issue: Exercise Can be a Real Pain
2002-07 Issue: Physical Activity Gets Top Billing on the White House Lawn
2002-05 Issue: Physicians Need to Refer Their Patients to NCPAD
2002-04 Issue: Fitness Industry Needs to Present a More Inclusive Image
2002-03 Issue: Paralympic Athletes Have a Role to Play when the Games End
2002-02 Issue: Russia's concern about lack of exercise

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Golf and Alzheimer's Disease Don’t Die of a Broken Heart This Valentine’s Day Director\'s Column September, 2009: Exercise Tips for Power Mobility Device Users Director's Column, June 2009: Obesity and Mental Illness Director's Column January, 2010: The Next Frontier of the ADA: Fitness Facilities Director's Column February 2010: Music and Dance Can Pave the Road to Higher Levels of Physical Activity Among Youth with Disabilities Congratulations Mr. President! Coming of Age: First Inclusive Fitness Conference at Club Industry Achieves an Important Milestone Cholesterol Counts: Knowing Your Numbers A Personal Story on How Obesity Affects One Person with a Disability A Paradigm Shift in Youth Sports and Recreation Is Needed to Include More Youths with Disabilities and Health Conditions Including Obesity into the Mainstream of Sports and Recreation in America A Mother’s Untold Story: Need for Better Physical Education for Children with Disabilities A Holiday Physical Activity Gift for Children with Disabilities A Great Day at the Oscar(s) 2008-09 Issue: Growth of Paralympics Helps Change the World’s View of Disability 2008-02 Issue: Without Health Promotion, the Health Care System Will Remain Broken for People with Disabilities 2008-01 Issue: Breaking Open the Black Box to Behavior Change 2007-9 Issue: Reporters Often Miss the Bigger Picture 2007-7 Issue: Inaccessibility of the Built Environment Hits Home 2007-6 Issue: People with Disabilities in the Development of New U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines 2007-5 Issue: Emphasis on Winning Banishes Many Youth, With and Without Disabilities, from Playing Fields 2007-4 Issue: Exercising your Brain 2007-3 Issue: Inclusive Fitness Means More Than Accessible Bathrooms and Entranceways 2007-2 Issue: Inclusive Fitness Coalition Will Open Doors for People with Disabilities 2007-12 Issue: This New Year, Set Your Goals and Stick with Them 2007-11 Issue: Low Muscle Strength and Obesity May Lead to Troublesome Health Concerns in Later Life in Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities 2007-10 Issue: Obesity is a Major Concern for Youth and Adults with Disabilities 2007-01 Issue: Kids with ADHD Need to Be On the Move 2006-12 Issue: Paying It Forward: Helping Others Become Physically Active 2006-11 Issue: Obesity Is a Major Secondary Condition Among People with Mental Illness 2006-10 Issue: A New Use for “Down Time”: How Fitness Professionals Can (and Should!) Reach Out to People with Disabilities 2006-09 Issue: Sedentary Lifestyle is Dangerous to Your Health 2006-08 Issue: Special Olympics Makes Its Mark in Ames, Iowa 2006-07 Issue: A Neat Way to Get Around Town: PoleWheeling 2006-06 Issue: Defying Gravity: Young Children with Cerebral Palsy Have a Chance to Dance 2006-05 Issue: The Shots Heard Round the World – Young Man with Autism Scores 20 2006-04 Issue: Physical Activity is a Great Occupier of Time for Loved Ones with Alzheimer's 2006-03 Issue: Do As I Say Not as I Do: Not the Right Attitude for a Rehab Conference 2006-02 Issue:Obesity Swells Into a Mega-Epidemic 2006-01 Issue: Setting Goals and Sticking with Them 2005-12 Issue: Evidence-Based Practice in Disability and Public Health 2005-11 Issue: Rising Gas Prices Make It A Good Time to Build Friendlier Physical Activity Communities 2005-10 Issue: Newspaper Misses Mark in Health Club Feature 2005-09 Issue: The Disabled Poor* Need a Healthier Community to Return to in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina 2005-08 Issue: Strong Headwind on the Road to Accessible Fitness and Recreation 2005-07 Issue: Cholesterol Levels Back in the News 2005-06 Issue: Environmental Disability 2005-05 Issue: New Food Pyramid Misses Mark for People with Disabilities 2005-04 Issue: Transportation Hardship for People with Disabilities Keeps Health Promotion Activities At A Distance 2005-03 Issue: Young Athletes with Disabilities Grow Into Healthy Adults 2005-02 Issue: Gyms Need a Higher Level of Technology To Reach People with Disabilities 2005-01 Issue: The Confluence of Aging and Disability: A Personal Experience 2004-12 Issue: Some Holiday Gifts to Burn Up Those Unwanted Calories 2004-11 Issue: Environmental Disability 2004-10 Issue: The Tipping Point 2004-09 Issue: Olympics Not Over Just Yet: Let the Paralympics Begin! 2004-08 Issue: NCPAD Receives National Award - Makes a Difference 2004-07 Issue: What the Late Marlon Brando Can Teach Us About Health Promotion 2004-06 Issue: High Homocysteine Levels Can be the Culprit of Several Health Problems 2004-05 Issue: Prescribing Physical Activity for People with Disabilities Requires More than General Guidelines 2004-04 Issue: Making Playgrounds and Sports Programs More Inclusive for Children with Disabilities 2004-03 Issue: Children with Disabilities Missing on America's Playgrounds 2004-02 Issue: A Universal Health Promotion Plan for All Americans: My Chat with the President 2004-01 Issue: Here We Go Again: Another New Year's Resolution to Shed Those Dreadful Pounds! 2003-12 Issue: Arthritis Can Erode Quality of Life: Exercise and Assistive Aids Can Help 2003-11 Issue: Follow the Five M's to Good Health 2003-10 Issue: Segways Are A Bad Idea for College Campuses 2003-09 Issue: Koreans Use 1988 Olympic Park to Get Their Daily Dose of Exercise - But Where are the People with Disabilities? 2003-08 Issue: Battling Loneliness and Social Isolation 2003-07 Issue: President's Proposed Drug Relief Plan Must Include Relief from America's Worst Ailment: Physical Inactivity 2003-06 Issue: Personal Trainers Must Select Their Words Wisely When Training Clients with Disabilities 2003-05 Issue: Sheltered Workshops and Residential Facilities Must Encourage Physical Activity 2003-04 Issue: Closing the Gap Between Rehabilitation and Lifetime Physical Activity 2003-03 Issue: Government Should Consider Subsidizing Fitness Memberships for People with Disabilities 2003-02 Issue: New Study Finds Low Accessibility of Physical Activity Facilities 2003-01 Issue: Absence of People with Disabilities Using Local Parks 2002-12 Issue: Lifelong Fitness and Motor Skills Training for People with Mental Retardation 2002-11 Issue: Finding Accurate Information on Nutrition and Disability Can Be a Real Challenge 2002-10 Issue: Connecting People with Disabilities to Physical Activity Programs in Their Communities 2002-09 Issue: Exercise Can be a Real Pain 2002-07 Issue: Physical Activity Gets Top Billing on the White House Lawn 2002-05 Issue: Physicians Need to Refer Their Patients to NCPAD 2002-04 Issue: Fitness Industry Needs to Present a More Inclusive Image 2002-03 Issue: Paralympic Athletes Have a Role to Play when the Games End 2002-02 Issue: Russia's concern about lack of exercise Add Factsheet
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