How much do you know about Facebook? Would you be willing to answer a few questions about how familiar and interested you are in using Facebook?
The Brain Injury Research Center at Mount Sinai is conducting a research study to explore how often people with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) use Facebook. The research will include participants over 18 years old, and have sustained a TBI. Interested participants will be invited to access and complete an online survey. The survey is anonymous and takes about 5-10 minutes to complete. There is no compensation for participation.
You can access a survey online by clicking here.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Support From One Of Our Jr. Members – Touching
The NBIF Jr. members are an important part of what we do. We are fortunate to have such a dedicated youth group that helps with spreading awareness to our communities. Hats off to the parents that involve their children in what will be the betterment of the future. Thanks to Paddy and all other Jr. members.
Below is just a clip of the full advertisement…
PADDY'S CHARITABLE YARD, LEMONADE AND BAKE SALE!
Please support Patrick (Paddy). He is an amazing 10 year old who has realized the value of living simply while helping others. This sale was his idea and so was his pledge to donate 25% of the proceeds to the National Brain Injury Foundation. What an opportunity to meet an extraordinary young man who makes good choices and GREAT lemonade!
Below is just a clip of the full advertisement…
PADDY'S CHARITABLE YARD, LEMONADE AND BAKE SALE!
Please support Patrick (Paddy). He is an amazing 10 year old who has realized the value of living simply while helping others. This sale was his idea and so was his pledge to donate 25% of the proceeds to the National Brain Injury Foundation. What an opportunity to meet an extraordinary young man who makes good choices and GREAT lemonade!
Friday, July 17, 2009
NBIF to Participate in ADA Celebration
Host: Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL)
For details see above “NBIF Agenda and Special Events."
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Celebration.
The ADA was signed into law on July 26th 1990.
Celebrate the anniversary of that signing through community awareness and education.
Music, speakers and entertainment throughout the event…
RCIL envisions a world in which everyone, regardless of ability, lives in the most integrated and independent setting possible and has the opportunity to contribute to the economical, political and social life in our community.
Please join us on July 24th.
For details see above “NBIF Agenda and Special Events."
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Celebration.
The ADA was signed into law on July 26th 1990.
Celebrate the anniversary of that signing through community awareness and education.
Music, speakers and entertainment throughout the event…
RCIL envisions a world in which everyone, regardless of ability, lives in the most integrated and independent setting possible and has the opportunity to contribute to the economical, political and social life in our community.
Please join us on July 24th.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
“Your TBI Story” by BrainLine.org
BrainLine.org is a great TBI resource.
The “Your TBI Story” is on their Facebook page, which has over 1500 members. People from all over have posted their stories along with what has been helpful to them. It is amazing how a group of people can come together online and open their hearts to one another. Truly touching…
Click here - Your TBI Story
The “Your TBI Story” is on their Facebook page, which has over 1500 members. People from all over have posted their stories along with what has been helpful to them. It is amazing how a group of people can come together online and open their hearts to one another. Truly touching…
Click here - Your TBI Story
Monday, July 6, 2009
TBI Survivors Netwok
Social Network for survivors to share information and connect, we believe there is power in numbers .
http://tbisurvivorsnetwork.ning.com/
http://tbisurvivorsnetwork.ning.com/
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Kahrmann Blog: We Are Not Children, We Are Not Slaves: Living With a Brain Injury - Part I and II.
Discrimination denies people what they deserve – their freedom.
I have lived with a brain injury for nearly 20 years and have worked in the field for nearly 15 of those years. Raised in a civil rights family I am very much an advocate for every individual’s right to be who they are, in safety, with equality, in the world they live in. When I talk with survivors of brain injuries in this state and others, the number one complaint I hear is, "They treat us like we are children." Tragically this is true....
Please take a look at the Kahrmann Blog for the rest of the story.
Very good reading and perspective.
http://thekahrmannblog.blogspot.com
I have lived with a brain injury for nearly 20 years and have worked in the field for nearly 15 of those years. Raised in a civil rights family I am very much an advocate for every individual’s right to be who they are, in safety, with equality, in the world they live in. When I talk with survivors of brain injuries in this state and others, the number one complaint I hear is, "They treat us like we are children." Tragically this is true....
Please take a look at the Kahrmann Blog for the rest of the story.
Very good reading and perspective.
http://thekahrmannblog.blogspot.com
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
The NBIF is now on Twitter!
Check us out, become a follower and start Tweeting. http://twitter.com/NBIF
Twitter updates will be populated automatically on the left side of this page.
Twitter updates will be populated automatically on the left side of this page.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
The NBIF Bowl-A-Thon was a hit!
Thank you to all that attended, made donations and gave their support.
Everyone did a great job bowling and had a ball. What an amazing event.
Everyone did a great job bowling and had a ball. What an amazing event.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Another one of our NBIF members getting married…
The NBIF Congratulates Karen and Mike on their engagement.
They are to be married this September. We wish you all the happiness, joy and love you so deserve.
They are to be married this September. We wish you all the happiness, joy and love you so deserve.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Update...
We now have 150 members on our NBIF Facebook Cause Page.
Check it out. There is a link from our site (left hand side) to FB Causes and one from FB back to us. Let’s let our Facebook members know who we are, what we do and how we intend to make an impact. Please take a moment to add a link, make a comment, start a discussion, or post on the wall.
Check it out. There is a link from our site (left hand side) to FB Causes and one from FB back to us. Let’s let our Facebook members know who we are, what we do and how we intend to make an impact. Please take a moment to add a link, make a comment, start a discussion, or post on the wall.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
TBI tidbit
Poll Shows Public Awareness of Brain Injury Is Very Low Given Nationwide Incidence
A brain injury occurs every 15 seconds and sends more than one million individuals to hospital emergency rooms each year. Surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that there are more than 5.3 million Americans-- slightly more than two percent of the U.S. population-living with a disability as a result of a traumatic brain injury. Yet given this nationwide incidence, public awareness of brain injury--and the frequency with which it occurs--is very low, as the results of a recently conducted Harris Poll reflect.
"Brain injury occurs more frequently than breast cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury," remarked Allan I. Bergman, President and CEO of the Brain Injury Association (BIA). "It is quite incredible, then, to see how few people believe this is the case. We have quite a task ahead of us in helping raise awareness of brain injury."
Conducted by Harris Interactive, Inc., the poll surveyed a sample of 1,012 adults aged 18 or older regarding their awareness of brain and head injury. The poll found that one in three Americans say that they are not familiar with the term "brain injury." Given the number of individuals living with a brain injury, only one in twenty individuals surveyed (5%) said that they themselves had sustained a brain injury.
Individuals surveyed were asked whether they thought brain injury occurred more or less frequently than breast cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries. The poll found that two out of three adults (66%) believe that brain injuries happen less frequently than breast cancer, and half believe they happen less frequently than AIDS. However, the poll did reveal that adults are as likely to believe that brain injuries occur more frequently than spinal cord injuries or multiple sclerosis as to believe that they happen less frequently than either of these injuries/illness.
"There has been the belief that sustaining a brain injury doomed you to life in a persistent vegetative state or coma," said James McDeavitt, MD, BIA Chairperson and Medical Director of the Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation. "The results of BIA's Harris Poll certainly prove this belief false, since the majority of those surveyed believe individuals sustaining a brain injury are capable of living 'normal' and productive lives. Hopefully this will help end some of the stigma surrounding brain injury, which leads individuals to deny they've sustained such an injury. Additionally, we certainly hope these results will lead to an increase in community living and support services provided to those who sustain brain injury, since the current level of service is quite low."
One surprising result of the poll was that more than half of adults (56%) surveyed believe that when a person sustains a concussion, he or she sustains a brain injury. Concussions are the most common form of brain injury, yet recent media coverage of these injuries rarely, if ever, linked the term ``concussion'' with the term ``brain injury.'' This may explain, to some extent, the low number of individuals indicating that they had sustained a brain injury. Recent research of brain scans, conducted by the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, illustrated the significant changes the brain experiences after sustaining even one concussion. Concussion is the most common form of brain injury, with an estimated one million people sustaining a concussion annually.
The Brain Injury Association (BIA) conducted the Harris Poll as part of a five-year, cooperative agreement with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a branch of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Public awareness campaigns emphasizing how frequently brain injuries occur, how easily they can be prevented and the rich potential for life following brain injury will be launched during this five-year period, and follow-up polls to measure the effectiveness of these campaigns will be undertaken in years three and five of the agreement.
"Brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability among America's youth," McDeavitt said. "Almost all brain injuries--most often caused by motor vehicle crashes, falls, sporting accidents and violence-can be prevented. BIA is committed to increasing public awareness of this 'silent epidemic' significantly in the next few years, as well as emphasizing that those who sustain brain injuries are capable of living out their dreams."
For a copy of the full Harris Survey, entitled Public Perceptions of Brain and Head Injuries, visit the Brain Injury Association's web site at www.biausa.org.
A brain injury occurs every 15 seconds and sends more than one million individuals to hospital emergency rooms each year. Surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that there are more than 5.3 million Americans-- slightly more than two percent of the U.S. population-living with a disability as a result of a traumatic brain injury. Yet given this nationwide incidence, public awareness of brain injury--and the frequency with which it occurs--is very low, as the results of a recently conducted Harris Poll reflect.
"Brain injury occurs more frequently than breast cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury," remarked Allan I. Bergman, President and CEO of the Brain Injury Association (BIA). "It is quite incredible, then, to see how few people believe this is the case. We have quite a task ahead of us in helping raise awareness of brain injury."
Conducted by Harris Interactive, Inc., the poll surveyed a sample of 1,012 adults aged 18 or older regarding their awareness of brain and head injury. The poll found that one in three Americans say that they are not familiar with the term "brain injury." Given the number of individuals living with a brain injury, only one in twenty individuals surveyed (5%) said that they themselves had sustained a brain injury.
Individuals surveyed were asked whether they thought brain injury occurred more or less frequently than breast cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries. The poll found that two out of three adults (66%) believe that brain injuries happen less frequently than breast cancer, and half believe they happen less frequently than AIDS. However, the poll did reveal that adults are as likely to believe that brain injuries occur more frequently than spinal cord injuries or multiple sclerosis as to believe that they happen less frequently than either of these injuries/illness.
"There has been the belief that sustaining a brain injury doomed you to life in a persistent vegetative state or coma," said James McDeavitt, MD, BIA Chairperson and Medical Director of the Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation. "The results of BIA's Harris Poll certainly prove this belief false, since the majority of those surveyed believe individuals sustaining a brain injury are capable of living 'normal' and productive lives. Hopefully this will help end some of the stigma surrounding brain injury, which leads individuals to deny they've sustained such an injury. Additionally, we certainly hope these results will lead to an increase in community living and support services provided to those who sustain brain injury, since the current level of service is quite low."
One surprising result of the poll was that more than half of adults (56%) surveyed believe that when a person sustains a concussion, he or she sustains a brain injury. Concussions are the most common form of brain injury, yet recent media coverage of these injuries rarely, if ever, linked the term ``concussion'' with the term ``brain injury.'' This may explain, to some extent, the low number of individuals indicating that they had sustained a brain injury. Recent research of brain scans, conducted by the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, illustrated the significant changes the brain experiences after sustaining even one concussion. Concussion is the most common form of brain injury, with an estimated one million people sustaining a concussion annually.
The Brain Injury Association (BIA) conducted the Harris Poll as part of a five-year, cooperative agreement with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a branch of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Public awareness campaigns emphasizing how frequently brain injuries occur, how easily they can be prevented and the rich potential for life following brain injury will be launched during this five-year period, and follow-up polls to measure the effectiveness of these campaigns will be undertaken in years three and five of the agreement.
"Brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability among America's youth," McDeavitt said. "Almost all brain injuries--most often caused by motor vehicle crashes, falls, sporting accidents and violence-can be prevented. BIA is committed to increasing public awareness of this 'silent epidemic' significantly in the next few years, as well as emphasizing that those who sustain brain injuries are capable of living out their dreams."
For a copy of the full Harris Survey, entitled Public Perceptions of Brain and Head Injuries, visit the Brain Injury Association's web site at www.biausa.org.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Bridgett and Kenny Celebrate Their Engagement With The NBIF
Our first engagement and soon to be marriage…
Cute Little Fact:
Bridgett and Ken met at the National Brain Injury Foundation Social Group.
Cute Little Fact:
Bridgett and Ken met at the National Brain Injury Foundation Social Group.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
::: Special Announcement :::
NBIF members getting married – congratulate Ken and Bridgett.
Ken and Bridgett are two of the most caring people I know. Their dedication and support to the NBIF is truly amazing. So from all of us, congratulations!
Ken and Bridgett are two of the most caring people I know. Their dedication and support to the NBIF is truly amazing. So from all of us, congratulations!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
NBIF Building Global Relationships and Support
As many of you may know, NBIF has a Facebook Cause Page. There is a link from our site (left hand side) to FB Causes and one from FB back to us.
I am excited and touched by the support the NBIF is receiving on FB. We now have 65+ members. What a milestone. I have posted a few links on the page so please feel free to add a link, comment, start a discussion or post on the wall. It is nice to have a global networking site to share our message and passion. We are carrying out our intended mission of awareness.
Here’s the link to our FB cause page:
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/168482?m=6d54c0aa&recruiter_id=33932827
I am excited and touched by the support the NBIF is receiving on FB. We now have 65+ members. What a milestone. I have posted a few links on the page so please feel free to add a link, comment, start a discussion or post on the wall. It is nice to have a global networking site to share our message and passion. We are carrying out our intended mission of awareness.
Here’s the link to our FB cause page:
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/168482?m=6d54c0aa&recruiter_id=33932827
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
TBI tidbit
America’s Heroes at Work
Many Veterans experience traumatic brain injury and so another great resource for your workforce system and business community is the great information and resources found on the America’s Heroes at Work website (http://www.americasheroesatwork.gov/). America's Heroes at Work is a U.S. Department of Labor project that focuses on the employment challenges of returning service members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The project equips employers and the workforce investment system with the tools they need to help returning service members affected by TBI and/or PTSD succeed in the workplace - particularly service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Designed for employers and the workforce investment system, this website is your link to information and tools to help returning service members affected by TBI and/or PTSD succeed in the workplace - particularly service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
America’s Heroes at Work Resources
http://www.americasheroesatwork.gov/resources.html
This section includes fact sheets, training tools and real-life success stories and frequently asked questions related to general issues, employment questions, workplace accommodations, support and resources, and hiring disabled Veterans..
On the right hand navigation bar find links to the following:
Fact Sheets and Reference Guides include:
* Accommodating Employees with TBI
* Accommodating Employees with PTSD
* PTSD: Dispelling the Myths
* Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Veteran
Presentations & Training Tools include:
* Hiring and Accommodating Veterans with Disabilities (webcast)
* Understanding TBI (video)
Success Stories
* Read about promising practices in action
Many Veterans experience traumatic brain injury and so another great resource for your workforce system and business community is the great information and resources found on the America’s Heroes at Work website (http://www.americasheroesatwork.gov/). America's Heroes at Work is a U.S. Department of Labor project that focuses on the employment challenges of returning service members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The project equips employers and the workforce investment system with the tools they need to help returning service members affected by TBI and/or PTSD succeed in the workplace - particularly service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Designed for employers and the workforce investment system, this website is your link to information and tools to help returning service members affected by TBI and/or PTSD succeed in the workplace - particularly service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
America’s Heroes at Work Resources
http://www.americasheroesatwork.gov/resources.html
This section includes fact sheets, training tools and real-life success stories and frequently asked questions related to general issues, employment questions, workplace accommodations, support and resources, and hiring disabled Veterans..
On the right hand navigation bar find links to the following:
Fact Sheets and Reference Guides include:
* Accommodating Employees with TBI
* Accommodating Employees with PTSD
* PTSD: Dispelling the Myths
* Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Veteran
Presentations & Training Tools include:
* Hiring and Accommodating Veterans with Disabilities (webcast)
* Understanding TBI (video)
Success Stories
* Read about promising practices in action
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
NBIF Presented to the Pythians
David Lowitz presented members of the Order of Knights of Pythias, a fraternal organization, which promotes the ideals of friendship, benevolence and charity, with information about the positive and proactive activities of the NBIF.
David is a member of both the Pythians and NBIF and it was nice to have information exchanged between groups that share a common mission of friendship and support.
Thanks “Dave”
To learn more about the Knights of Pythias visit:
http://www.pythias.org
To learn more about Dave visit his Blog:
http://www.disabledpersonsunited.com
David is a member of both the Pythians and NBIF and it was nice to have information exchanged between groups that share a common mission of friendship and support.
Thanks “Dave”
To learn more about the Knights of Pythias visit:
http://www.pythias.org
To learn more about Dave visit his Blog:
http://www.disabledpersonsunited.com
Thursday, November 13, 2008
NBIF Harvest Dinner - “Good Eats”
The company is the best, as always, but did I mention the food. Everyone made such delicious dishes. Hey, maybe the NBIF should start it’s own catering business! All joking aside – this dinner represents another year of the NBIF meeting and celebrating true friendship. It was a wonderful evening and I look forward to many more to come.
Take a look at Donna’s collage:
You can also see pictures on the left, NBIF PICS AND SHOWS.
Take a look at Donna’s collage:
You can also see pictures on the left, NBIF PICS AND SHOWS.
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