Michigan
Physical Therapy Association
Northeast (NE) District
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NE District Officers:
Chair: Cindy Pfalzer, PT, PhD Physical Therapy Department
303 East
Kearsley Street
Vice Chair: Suzanne M. Perkins, DPT PTA Program Baker College of Flint 1050 W. Bristol Rd. Flint, MI 48507 (810) 766-4180
Treasurer: Annette Nickel, MPT, PT
5265 N. McKinley Road
Flushing, MI 48433
810-659-1462
Secretary: TBA Nominating Committee Chair: Debbie Bridgewater, PTA, Alpnea, MI
Student Liaison: Suzanne M. Perkins, DPT PTA Program Baker College of Flint 1050 W. Bristol Rd. Flint, MI 48507 (810) 766-4180 |
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ABOUT
MPTA MPTA Office: Michigan Physical Therapy Association 3300 Washtenaw Ave. Suite 220 Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4200 Phone: 800-242-8131 Fax: 734-677-2407 Email: mpta@mpta.com
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Government WEB SITES
Health and Human Services:
Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (OS)advises the President on health, welfare, and income security plans, policies, and programs of the Federal government. The Secretary administers these functions through the Office of the Secretary and the Department's 12 operating divisions.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services. The research sponsored, conducted, and disseminated by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides information that helps people make better decisions about health care.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent outbreak of diseases. With the assistance of states and other partners, CDC guards against international disease transmission, maintains national health statistics and provides for immunization services and supports research into disease and injury prevention.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)with 17 separate institutes, is a premier medical research organization, supporting some 35,000 research projects nationwide in diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments and AIDS.
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (DAIDS) was formed in 1986 to address the national research needs created by the advent and spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Specifically, the Division’s mission is to increase basic knowledge of the pathogenesis, natural history, and transmission of HIV disease and to support research that promotes progress in its detection, treatment, and prevention. DAIDS accomplishes this through planning, implementing, managing, and evaluating programs in (1) fundamental basic research, (2) discovery and development of therapies for HIV infection and its complications, and (3) discovery and development of vaccines and other prevention strategies.
Consumer Health Presentations/Materials:
Osteoporosis (Patient Education Institute) - - requires Flash plug-in
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Angina (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Heart Attack (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Congestive Heart Failure (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Managing Cholesterol (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Smoking - The Facts (Patient Education Institute) - - requires Flash plug-in
Echocardiography Stress Test (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Open Heart Surgery - What to Expect (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Cardiac Rehabilitation (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Exercising for a Healthy Heart (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Asthma (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Diabetes (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Kidney Failure (Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in
Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Connect to the National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC), a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. The Clearinghouse is found at www.guideline.gov and is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research) in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans. Click on About NGC to learn more about the Clearinghouse. Start your search by typing keywords into the search box, or click on a Browse NGC link or on Detailed Search
Health Care Financing Administration
Health Resources & Services Administration
Indian Health Service / U.S. Indian Health Service
National Centers for Health Statistics Web Search
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Office of Health Affairs: U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Physical Activity & Health: Surgeon General Report
State Departments of Public Health
Additional Alphabetical Listing:
- Administration for Children & Families
- Clinical Guidelines for Treatment of Overweight & Obesity in Adults
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Directory: Government Information Xchange
- Federal Trade Commission
- FedStats
- FedWorld Network
- International Space Station
- Library of Congress Catalogs
- Library of Congress
- Mental Health
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
- National Air & Space Museum
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
- National Fraud Information Center
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- National Research Council
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- NSF Science & Technology Centers
- Office of Science & Technology Policy
- Profiles in Science
- Science & Technology Web Sites
- Superintendent of Documents (GPOAccess)
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Consumer Gateway
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Government Printing Office
- U.S. Military Network
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- U.S. Pharmacopeia
- U.S. State & Local Gateway: Federal Funding
- Walk Through Time
- Zip Code Lookup
Biology & Genes:
- Biology Information Center
- Molecular Biology Desk Reference
- Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
- DNA From the Beginning
- Gene Map of the Human Genome
- Genes & Disease
- Human Genome Project Information
- Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory Human Genome Sequencing
- Visible Human Project
- Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- Dietary Supplements
- Food & Drug Administration
- FDA Consumer
- Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Food & Nutrition Information Center
- Food Guide Pyramid Information
- Food Labeling & Nutrition
- Food Labeling & Nutrition
- Food Surveys Research Group
- National Agricultural Library
- Nutrient Data laboratory: Agricultural Research Service
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service
- USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutrient Data Laboratory
- United States Sports Academy
Health Disparities Resources
Health and Human Services:
Department of Health and Human Services Initiative Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
CDC's Diabetes Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Initiative
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website identifies Frequently Asked Questions about diabetes. These include:
What is diabetes?
What are the symptoms of diabetes?
What are the types and risk factors of diabetes?
Can diabetes be prevented?
Is there a cure for diabetes?
Visit the CDC Diabetes Public Health Resource site at www.cdc.gov/diabetes to see questions and answers, in addition to latest information on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the incidence of diabetes in the U.S.
- NIH Program of Action for Addressing Health Disparities
The NIH Strategic Plan to Address Health Disparities (Slideshow)
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Strategy for Addressing Health Disparities
National Institute on Aging Strategic Plan To Address
Health Disparities Fiscal Years 2000 - 2005
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) helps provide health resources for medically underserved populations. HRSA supports a nationwide network of 643 community and migrant health centers, and 144 primary care programs for the homeless and residents of public housing, serving 8.1 million Americans each year. HRSA also works to build the health care workforce and maintains the National Health Service Corps, oversees the nation's organ transplantation system, works to decrease infant mortality and improve child health and provides services to people with AIDS through the Ryan White CARE Act programs.
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HRSA has updated The Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture, adding information to help health care practitioners deliver culturally sensitive care to Arab, Central and South Asian, and Muslim clients. The new information, developed in partnership with the U. S. Agency for International Development, provides essential health-related information on the growing numbers of immigrants and refugees from Middle Eastern and Asian countries, including Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Algeria, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. In addition, the Provider's Guide includes a special section on the health care needs of Muslims. The Provider's Guide is a joint project of HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care and Management Sciences for Health (MSH). Topics include:
* getting to know the cultures;
* strengths and protective factors;
* challenges to health and well-being; and
* principles for culturally competent health services.To view the updated guide, go to http://erc.msh.org
Health Disparities Collaborative
National Cancer Institute*
African American Health Sites
- The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) is proud to announce the launch of www.cbcfhealth.org, the primary portal for information regarding key legislation or public policy issues, health initiatives and local events that pertain to the public health of people of African descent worldwide.
- Emory Health Care To focus on health related concerns of African-American men, for the purpose of public awareness, community based health education and community based strategies to improve grassroots health status.
- National Black Nurses NBNA's mission is to provide a forum for collective action by nurses to investigate, define and advocate for the health care needs of African Americans and to implement strategies that ensure access to health care, equal to, or above health care standards of the larger society.
- Sickle Cell Information Center provides sickle cell patient and professional education, news, research updates and world wide sickle cell resources.
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U.S. Census Bureau: Facts on Black/African American Population
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/afamhot1.html - National Dental Association is the dental organization for ethnic minorities dedicated to elevating the health status of the underserved by serving as advocates in the legislative arena and private sector in order to increase their access to care.
- Medline Plus: African American Health, a service of the National Library of Medicine, this link focuses on health issues facing African Americans. Medline Plus provides access to extensive information about specific diseases and conditions and also has links to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians, health information in Spanish and other languages, and clinical trials.
- National Medical Association is the collective voice of African American physicians and a leading force for the elimination of disparities in health.
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State Minority Liaison: Michigan * Below please find the state liaison representative for your state. The states designated with an asterisk have established an official minority health entity (such as an office, commission, council, center, branch, project, or other unit) either through executive or legislative branch action.
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