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What We’re Reading: Aug. 4, 2014

November 8, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

Senate passes autism bill (The Hill, July 31) The Senate passed a bill Thursday night that reauthorizes federal support for autism programs. The Autism CARES Act, H.R. 4631, requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate an official to oversee national autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research. It also extends autism education programs through [...]

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When Care Comes Home: Supporting the Caregiver in Your Life

November 7, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

How should we begin to think about meaningful support to caregivers in our lives? Let’s start by better understanding caregiving. Kathy Brill; Nov. 24, 2015 Caregiving in America has changed its complexion in the last few decades, thanks to so many previous advocacy efforts (e.g., the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and theOlmstead decision). We [...]

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What We’re Reading: “Frameworks of Integrated Care for the Elderly: A Systematic Review”

November 6, 2016 by Claudia Paoletto

This literature review found promising indications that some models of integrated health and social care for the elderly can result in improved outcomes, client satisfaction and/or cost savings or cost-effectiveness. A substantial and growing body of knowledge is developing about the features of projects that are successful in achieving at least one or more outcome [...]

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