Living Well with a Disability

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Living Well Program Featured in "KU Works for Kansas"

Thanks to Anita and Paul Bjorling of Eureka for sharing their experiences participating in Living Well with a Disability. The University of Kansas has featured them and our health promotion program in the 2010 issue of "KU Works for Kansas." This publication highlights the benefits of research and training to citizens across the state.

The Bjorlings and their seven classmates took the workshop offered by Resource Center for Independent Living in El Dorado.

Photo of the Bjorlings and their service dog, Crash, by University Relations

Yes, We CAN Be Healthy!

On Aug. 13, 2009, the RTC/IL and the KDHE Bureau of Health Promotion sponsored a Health Promotion Room at the State Disability Caucus. The exhibits were designed to inspire and inform attendees to advocate for their own health.

People who visited the room were able to have their blood pressure checked, learn how Wii Sports can support their health, and gather information about prevention, nutrition and physical activity. Thanks to the following exhibitors:

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Best Buy
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
Dillons
Health Realization
Kansas Bureau of Health Promotion (BHP) – Diabetes Kansas BHP – Cancer
Kansas BHP- Heart Disease and Stroke
Kansas BHP – Tobacco Use Prevention
Kansas BHP – Physical Activity & Nutrition
Kansas BHP – Injury Prevention
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
Oral Health Kansas
Stormont-Vail HealthCare
Shawnee County Community Extension Office Three Rivers Center for Independent Living
Topeka Independent Living Resource Center
Wal-Mart