[NYAPRS Enews] UIC: Wellness Tools for People w MH/Medical Conditions

[Harvey Rosenthal]

Center on Psychiatric Disability and Co-Occurring Medical Conditions

The University of Illinois at Chicago in the Department of Psychiatry operates a Center on Psychiatric Disability and Co-Occurring Medical Conditions 

(www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/health/). While the institute is an academic research program, led by a team with decades of experience in researching ways to improve the lives and wellness of people with psychiatric disabilities, a quick visit to the center website reveals a number a number of products and tools which are designed for immediate practical use. A collection of podcasts (free MP3 downloads) includes:

·           Staying Healthy When You Start a New Job <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/podcasts/health-new-job.mp3> 

·           Eating for a Healthy Life <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/podcasts/eat-healthy.mp3> 

·           Seasonal Flu – What You Need to Know <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/podcasts/seasonal-flu.mp3> 

·           Health Disparities among People in Recovery <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/podcasts/health-disparities.mp3> 

·           Body Count or Do Bodies Count? <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/podcasts/bodies-count.mp3>  (an interview with Dori Hutchinson and several peers at Boston University around health equity and the importance of health improvement) 

 

In a section entitled Take Action for Wellness Right Away, materials include 

·         Start a Weight Management & Wellness Class
[Leader Manual <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/download/WeightWellnessLeaderManual.pdf> ] [Participant Manual <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/download/WeightWellnessParticipantManual.pdf> ]

·           Start a trauma group today <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/nrtc/hope.asp> 

·           Reduce restraint and seclusion in your facility <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/nrtc/crisis.asp> 

·           Start a class to improve financial wellness <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/download/UICFinEdCurriculum.pdf> 

 

The Health and Wellness Tools section contains links to:

·           Health Passport <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/download/NRTC5.MyHealthPassport4.pdf> 

·           Self Appreciation Journaling <http://welltacc.org/wellness/wellness-dimensions/emotional/79-emotional/269-self-appreciation-journaling.html> 

·           How You Can Prevent Medical Errors <http://seniorhealth.about.com/library/prevention/bl_med_injury2.htm> 

·           Your Rights as a Patient <http://medicalnewstoday.healthology.com/hybrid/hybrid-autodetect.aspx?content_id=2506&focus_handle=healthcare&brand_name=medicalnewstoday> 

 

A section entitled Learn About Wellness and Mental Health contains links for

·           Promoting Improvements in Health Co-morbidities Among Individuals in Recovery. <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/download/MaddenGroundRounds.1-2011.pdf> 

·           Aspects of Mental Health, Trauma and Substance Use: When Worlds Collide. <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/download/RazzanoImpactofTraumaonAddiction.12-1510.pdf> 

·           Mental Health & HIV/AIDS: One World. <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/download/WorldAIDSDay.11-10.pdf> 

·           The Impact of Mental Health and Other Co-Morbidities on Medication Adherence. <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/download/RazzanoHamiltonMedicationAdherence.11-24-10.pdf> 

·           Motivating Smoking Cessation. <http://www.cmhsrp.uic.edu/download/NIDRR-BMS_EDSS_overview5-11.pdf> 

·           10 X 10 Wellness Campaign-SAMHSA. <http://store.samhsa.gov/product/SMA10-4476> 

 

The website also provides more academic materials designed to support the work of people using and advancing research in improving health and wellness. This website is an important collection of links and material which we encourage our readers to check out.

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