Did you know? Forty percent of the world’s population does not have access to the basic sanitation many of us take for granted—a toilet. Human waste is no laughing matter. Contaminated water kills. Entrepreneur and humanitarian Jack Sim,“The Toilet Man,” fights this neglected crisis that affects 2.5 billion people.
Looking Towards Adulthood: "Thoughtful Planning using Today's Interventions"
March 01, 2013
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Nationally recognized speakers wiill discuss evidence-based strategies to support children and adolescents with ASD as they learn and grow into adults with ASD.
Panelists discuss research on Partner Support and Postpartum Depression ; Adolescent Family Relations and Depression in the Transition to Adulthood ; Religiosity, Depression and Family Functioning of Mothers of Children With Disabilities ; Depression, Nutrition/Physical Activity Routines and Obesity in Poor, Rural America
Plenary speaker Barbara Fiese, PhD talks about the alarming rise of child obesity. Listen to this recording to hear about some surprising evidence as to its etiology. She then recommends some evidence-based ways in which public policy and individual families can make changes to reverse the trend.
Plenary speaker Brian Smedley, PhD introduces the reality of health disparities between diverse populations in the U.S., beginning with infant mortality, to chronic diseases and disability throughout the life cycle, to the shortened life expectancies that disproportionally occur among communities of color or disadvantage.
