Blogs
REVISITING REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS’ 2011 MEDICAID REFORM PROPOSALS
This week, our In Focus section revisits a 2011 report from the Republican Governors Public Policy Committee Health Care Task Force.
The Children’s Safety Network (CSN) has posted state-by-state injury data fact sheets for 2016 with analyses of childhood injury fatalities and hospitalizations, and each sheet has a rich compilation of timely, pertinent information for injury prevention stakeholders and practitioners.
National Family Caregiver Month
Kessler Foundation is celebrating National Family Caregiver Month. To learn more and find out about our caregiver support programs, please click here.
Bicycle Helmet Use Among Persons 5 Years and Older in the United States, 2012
Among adults, 21% rode bicycles within the past 30 days and 29% of them always wore helmets. Among children, 61% rode bicycles within the past 30 days and 42% of them always wore helmets.
Social Security Disability Benefits Guide
Understand how Social Security disability works and how to calculate your benefits.
Udall Calls for Federal Crackdown on Bogus Concussion Safety Claims for Youth Sports Gear
WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to crack down on deceptive and dangerous claims by manufacturers that their youth sports gear can prevent head injuries.
USBIA announced today that it is endorsing the upcoming International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) 10th World Congress. The World Congress is meeting March 19-22, 2014 at the Hyatt Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. USBIA members can register for this important meeting at the reduced rate that is afforded IBIA members. More information about the World
USBIA collaborates with other national brain injury organizations to form One Voice Coalition
USIBA participated in One Voice Coalition, a collaboration with other national brain injury organizations to develop a federal position paper describing the unmet needs of people with brain injury. Download the report here.
Download your copy here! USBIA Annual Report
The United States Brain Injury Alliance (USBIA), in preparation for several meetings with the congressional staff working on the reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Act, conducted a needs assessment of its 20 state member organizations in February, 2013 to identify the most pressing needs faced by people with brain injury and their caregivers.