HEALTH RESOURCES

The following links are provided as resources and inclusion on this page should not be considered an endorsement by the DD Council of the agency or programs listed.

South Dakota Resources
National Resources

SOUTH DAKOTA
CCHS Library Caregivers Page - http://library.cchs.org/caregiver.htm

Children's Special Health Services http://www.state.sd.us/doh/Famhlth/child.htm

DAKOTALINK (South Dakota's Assistive Technology Project) http://dakotalink.tie.net

NOFAS South Dakota (Nat'l Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) - http://www.usd.edu/cd/nofassd/homepage.cfm

South Dakota Advocacy Serviceswww.sdadvocacy.com

South Dakota NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) http://sd.nami.org/

SDSU - Resources developed through Council funded project by Dr. Jay Trenhaile
PowerPoint presentations and a video can be found at the following website http://learn.sdstate.edu/ddcounseling/ or the following individual links to PDF files:

• Counseling People with Developmental Disabilities
• Anxiety - Therapeutic Interventions
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Family Systems
• General Principles for Developmental Disabilities
• Grief - Therapeutic Interventions
• Miscellaneous - Therapeutic Interventions
• Resources
• Response to Grief - Crisis Management Plan
• Social Stories - Therapeutic Interventions
• Solution Focused Approach
• Warm Up/Attention Skills - Therapeutic Interventions

USD Center for Disabilities www.usd.edu/cd/

NATIONAL

AARP - www.aarp.org

Attention Deficit Disorder http://www.add.org/

AgeNet (caregiving) - www.agenet.com

Aging Help - www.aginghelp.com/caregiver.html

Alzheimer's Association - www.alz.org/

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine http://www.aacpdm.org/home.html

American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.aap.org

American Dietetic Association (ADA) http://www.eatright.org

American Epilepsy Society www.aesnet.org/

American Society on Aging - www.asaging.org

Arc of the United States www.thearc.org/

Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the U.S. http://www.asperger.org/index_asc.html

Assistive Technology Search site - www.assistivetech.net

Autism and Asperger's Syndrome http://www.autism-resources.com/

Autism Society of America http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

Care Guide - www.careguide.com

Care Planner - www.careplanner.org

Caregiver's Home Companion - www.caregivershome.com

Caregiving - www.caregiving.com

Centers for Disease Control - www.cdc.gov

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) www.cms.gov

Child and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) http://www.chadd.org/

Cyber Seniors - www.cyberseniors.org

Dept of Pain Medicine & Palliative Care - www.stoppain.org

Disability Related Government Resources http://www.disability.gov

Epilepsy Foundation http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/

Families USA - The Voice for Health Care Consumers www.familiesusa.org

Family Caregiver Alliance - www.caregiver.org

Family Doctor - www.familydoctor.org

Family Voices: http://www.familyvoices.org/

Generations United - www.gu.org

Grief Net - www.griefnet.org

HealthFinder - www.healthfinder.gov

Hospice Foundation of America - www.hospicefoundation.org

HospiceNet - www.hospicenet.org

Independent Living Aids www.independentliving.com

Kids Health - www.kidshealth.org

Learning Disabilities Online http://www.ldonline.org/

Mail Order Medical Supply www.momscatalog.com

Maxi Aids (products for independent living) - www.maxiaids.com

Mayo Clinic - www.mayoclinic.com

Medicare - www.Medicare.gov

Medline Plus - www.medlineplus.gov

National Alliance for Hispanic Health http://hispanichealth.org/

National Association for Down Syndrome http://www.nads.org

National Autistic Society: http://www.nas.org.uk/

National Cancer Institute - www.cancer.gov

National Center on Birth Defects, DD & Health www.cdc.gov/ncbddd

National Down Syndrome Society www.ndss.org/

National Family Caregivers Association - www.nfcacares.org

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) http://www.naric.com/

National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHIC) http://www.4woman.gov

Needy Meds - www.needymeds.com (prescription assistance from pharmaceutical companies)

North Carolina Office on Disability & Health www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncodh

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation - www.ocfoundation.org

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation http://www.oif.org/site/PageServer

Partnership for Prescription Assistance - https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php

So the World May Hear (Starkey Hearing Foundation) - www.sotheworldmayhear.org

Special Care Dentistry http://www.scdonline.org/

Spina Bifida Association of America http://www.sbaa.org/

talk Autism www.talkAutism.org/

Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) http://www.pbis.org/english/default.htm

Theradapt www.theradapt.com Innovative Therapeutic Equipment

Today's Caregiver Magazine - www.caregiver.com

United Cerebral Palsy Association http://www.ucp.org/

US Food & Drug Administration - www.fda.gov

www.wehelpmeds.com - automatically searches for medication assistance programs and qualification status, as well as the needed applications.

Your Family's Health - www.yourfamilyshealth.com