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WholeBeingStrength & the H.F.I.(Health & Fitness Initiative)
UP AID
Creation of University-Based Programs to Improve the Health of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Objectives of Program
- To establish teaching programs for Medical/Dental Students
- To establish teaching programs for Medical/Dental Residents
- To establish an ACGME approved Fellowship for Physicians and a CODA approved Fellowship for Dentists.
- To establish Quality Improvement Programs for physicians and dentists
- To establish basic and general research programs for physicians and dentists.
- To build the capacity for adults with Intellectual Disabilities to participate in Person Centered Outcomes Research/Clinical Effectiveness Research (PCOR/CER) www.pcori.org
Overall Purpose
- TO GREATLY IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES & COMBAT CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGH FITNESS & NUTRITION PROGRAMS
- INCREASING MEANINGFUL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON A DAILY BASIS
- PROVIDE PHYSICIANS/PRACTITIONERS WITH THE TOOLS TO PRESCRIBE THESE PROGRAMS
Establishing a Q.I.P. With Your Organization
- SELECTION OF WILLING PARTICIPANTS & CAREGIVERS/GUARDIANS/FAMILIES
- PRESENT PROGRAMS TO SELECTED PARTICIPANTS & CAREGIVERS/GUARDIANS/FAMILIES
- AGREEMENT OF PARTICIPATION (NOT LEGALLY BINDING
- CONDUCT ASSESSMENT WITH INBODY SCAN & PRESENT FITNESS & NUTRITION PROGRAM TO ALL INVOLVED
- SCHEDULE FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS TO REASSESS & DISCUSS SHARED DECISIONS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES
How Are We going to Make It Happen?
- COLLECTING REPEATABLE, OBTAINABLE & MEASURABLE DATA TO SHOW A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GENERAL POPULATION & THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION OF ADULTS WITH ID.
- USE OF FITBIT WEARABLES FOR C.E.M. (CONSTANT EXERCISE MONITORING) & FITABASE TO TRACK & RECORD DATA
- MULTIPLE INTERVENTIONS & COLABERATIONS WITH PARTICIPANT CARE TEAMS
