The Catalyst Center is a group dedicated to improving health care coverage and financing for children with special health care needs. This Center works to close gaps faced by underinsured families; create and disseminate information about innovative strategies for improving financing to interested community, state, and national stakeholders; assist with technical questions and educate people about the current state of health care coverage and funding; and promote collaboration among stakeholder groups. This group is located at Boston University and is funded through a grant by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
View the Website – The Catalyst Center.
This website provides information and tools that promote fitness, sports and nutrition. The President’s Challenge awards allow children and adults of all abilities to celebrate their fitness achievements after the completion of sponsored challenges.
View the Website – President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
This website is intended to help teachers and other adults assist children with gross motor developmental delays. It focuses on adapted physical education – offering videos, assessment instruments, online courses, and other resources to users.
View the Website – PE Central Adapted Physical Activity.
The National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities is an organization that advocates for physical education and recreation for individuals with disabilities. It focuses on adapted physical education and therapeutic recreation, providing various resources and information for educators and parents pertaining to these topics.
View the Website – National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities.
The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability provides information and resources that encourage individuals with disabilities and chronic conditions to engage in physical activities. Their guidelines and fact sheets are designed to help emphasize that “Exercise is for EVERY body.” Resources include factsheets on popular activities; guidelines that any person should consider before starting an exercise activity; and information for professionals and community leaders on the types of abilities people may have and how to include activities for everyone.
View the Website – National Center on Physical Activity and Disability.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website provides the public with information about an array of health conditions and issues. There are also publications focusing on emergency preparedness, workplace safety, environmental health, injury, violence and safety, and other topics pertaining to health.
View the Website – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” program run by the Center for Disease Control works to educate families, child care providers, health care providers, and the general public about the developmental milestones that children will achieve. It provides information about the stages that children go through and the timeframe for these stages, and it provides information on what to do if a child is not reaching the developmental milestones. This website also provides several free materials and resources, including milestone checklists, which can be helpful to people to track their child’s development.
View the Website – Centers for Disease Control – Act Early, Learn the Signs.
This association is a group of camp professionals who work to preserve, promotes, and improve that camp experience. They do this through an accreditation program for camps to show that they have a high quality and by providing information and education to camp professionals about best practices in running and managing camps and accommodating campers’ needs.
View the Website – American Camp Association.
The AAPAR emphasizes the importance of physical activity and recreation. It offers resources to educators and community leaders that promote fit and healthy lifestyles. It includes several resources on how to adapt physical exercise activities for people with autism and other disabilities as well as for youth and older adults. Additionally, it provides resources on how to encourage people to join in physical activities.
View the Website – American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publishes the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans to emphasize the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle. These Guidelines address aspects relating to physical activity such as the health benefits, the proper way of conducting it and how to engage others in being active.
View the Web page – Physical Activity Guidelines.
