Researchers included data from over 15,000 people with disabilities.
Time is a privilege and a social resource. It is an essential aspect of an individual’s life, both in terms of daily activities and
long-term aging. Time is even considered a social determinant of health, or a factor that influences a person’s or a group’s overall health.
Social activities can be beneficial to adults aging with SCI. A community’s natural and built features can severely limit these activities.
This year, the Center for Disability Health and Wellness will provide additional educational opportunities. MDisability, a Department of Family Medicine program, is welcoming four new summer interns beginning in June – its sixth cohort! This year, MDisability is partnering with the Center for Disability Health & Wellness (CDHW) to expand internship educational opportunities. The CDHW is the coordinating entity, with funding supported by the AHEAD-DC RRTC NIDILLR-funded grant (NIDILRR #90RTHF0005). One of this cohort's interns, Tess Carichner, is also an intern with the AHEAD-DC RRTC grant.
We're looking for a Clinical Research Coordinator and a Clinical Research Technician to support our federally funded Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (MI-SCIMS) grant. These are full-time, on-site positions.
A recent, multi-institutional publication, between U-M and Augusta University shared results of one of the largest epidemiological study on HIV testing and treatment among publicly insured adults with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD).
A study led by Michelle Meade, PhD, Director of the University of Michigan Center for Disability Health and Wellness and Principal Investigator of the Investigating Disability factors and promoting Environmental Access for healthy Living Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (IDEAL RRTC) and Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model System (MI-SCIMS) research projects, found that adults with TSCI and T2D had a greater chance of developing a range of dangerous conditions.
Ms. Citchen-Spruce is a dedicated disability justice activist, storyteller, and independent filmmaker.
Dr. Gianna Rodriguez, Co-Principal Investigator of the Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Model System gave a presentation on international standards to document autonomic function after spinal cord injury.