On November 1, 12 participants, 28 audience members and 2 Skypers participated in a Focused Dialogue, Parenting and Family Life Education and the Affordable Care Act.
According to the American Red Cross (ARC), most people who survive a cardiac emergency are helped by a bystander. In this important video, ARC tells the story of an older gentleman saved by CPR administered by his son and a bystander in a grocery store. The American Red Cross has a YouTube channel with helpful videos on CPR, natural disasters, preparedness and all kinds of vital information. Are you up to date on your CPR training? You never know when you will be called upon to be that life-saving bystander.
Disabilities-acute and chronic, visible and hidden-are a fact of life for a significant number of American families. According to a July 19 report from the U.S. Census Bureau, 51.2 million-or 18% of the population-have some level of disability. In this issue, we explore how individuals of all ages and their families deal with disabilities on a daily basis, and we look at systems that support their efforts.
"We have the idea that if a thing can be done, then it ought to be done," British author J.B. Priestly once wrote. "We don't stop to think of the possible consequences of its use." Priestly could have been writing about advances in medical technology, which have consequences that are often miraculous - and sometimes disturbing. In this issue, we explore some of these technologies and their impact of family.
