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Community Health Workers Fact Sheet
Introduction There are many resources available for community health workers (CHWs). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a CHW is a front-line public health worker who ...continue.
Congressional Caseworkers: How They Can Help
Created 3/2022 - A major responsibility for members of Congress is to provide service to their constituents back in their state or congressional district. ...continue.
COVID-19: Returning Back to Work
Created 10/2022 - There are many programs, organizations, and resources available to assist employers and employees (including Public Health professionals) with returning to work after the COVID-19 pandemic. The following ...continue.
Donning an AK prosthesis with a full suction socket
Narrated by Paddy Rossbach, this is part of a series of demonstrations designed to help individuals learn to manage after a lower-limb amputation. ...continue.
El cuidado de las heridas después de una amputación
Actualizado 01/2012 – Also available in English Introducción Según la razón de la amputación y el estado de su extremidad al momento de la cirugía, la cicatrización definitiva de la ...continue.
Emotional Recovery
Updated 10/2023 Introduction Losing a limb is a life-changing experience. This process can affect nearly every aspect of an individual’s life ranging from work and play to friends and family. ...continue.
Exploring the YEP & WFD Department and 2024 Youth Camp
Meet the YEP & WFD department team members and gain a better understanding of the work our department does. Gain insight into all the departmental resources, activities, and opportunities that ...continue.
Finding Your Voice: Career Pathways Workshop
Curious about navigating a career with a disability? AC team members discuss their personal journeys with a disability in the workforce. This session provides attendees with practical insight on a ...continue.
Fitting for Hip Disarticulation and Hemi-pelvectomy Level Amputations
Volume 9 · Issue 2 · March/April 1999 - by By G. Edward Jeffries, M.D. with Prosthetic Consultants John Angelico, CP, Al Denison, CP and Jim Kaiser, CP - Editors ...continue.
Focus on Bilateral Above-Knee Amputees
Volume 19 · Issue 4 · July/August 2009 - by Kevin Carroll, MS, CP, FAAOP, and Randy Richardson, RPA - People who have experienced limb loss know that it only ...continue.
Foreshortened Prostheses (Stubbies)
Last updated 01/2008 - For bilateral leg amputees, rehabilitation should be emphasized as early as possible to maximize ambulatory potential and to help alleviate possible gait or motion control problems ...continue.
Getting Behind the Wheel with Limb Loss and Limb Difference
Created 12/2020 - Hitting the open road is about as American as apple pie, baseball, and summer family cookouts. The United States is known for having a robust and vibrant ...continue.
Getting The Most Out of Physical Therapy
Updated 01/2021 – También disponible en español Introduction Physical therapy is highly individualized. Choosing a treatment strategy depends on several factors, such as your previous or current functional level, strength, ...continue.
Higher Challenges – The Hip Disarticulation and Transpelvic Amputation Levels, Part 1
Volume 15 · Issue 1 · January/February 2005 - by Douglas G. Smith, MD - In discussing amputations of the lower limb, we’ve noted that each level has its own ...continue.
Higher Challenges – The Hip Disarticulation and Transpelvic Amputation Levels, Part 2
Volume 15 · Issue 1 · March/April 2005 - by Douglas G. Smith, MD - Age is a major factor in recovery and rehabilitation following any amputation, but its significance ...continue.
