The Brain Injury Association of Colorado is the ONLY statewide non-profit exclusively dedicated to brain injury. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with brain injuries and their families and support programs to prevent brain injuries.
Please enjoy our July Newsletter. In this issue you will find:
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Check out the latest radio and TV ads for the Pikes Peak Challenge.
We invite you to participate in a client satisfaction survey designed to gauge your opinions on how we can better provide information and resources about brain injury to Coloradans. Our intention is to use the data from this survey to create a more effective program for our clients.
Thank you in advance for your participation.
Presence of these biomarkers – proteins produced by an injured brain – could end up determining the future treatment of the estimated 1.4 million athletes, car-crash victims and others in the U.S. who are treated for brain injuries in emergency rooms each year, in addition to hundreds of thousands of soldiers injured in blasts.
Join us for our 1st meeting for spouses, significant others, and families who are supporting loved ones who suffer from TBI.
Participants will meet at the Chatfield State Park (South of Denver). Enjoy kayaking, hand cycling, and picnic lunch. Let's have some fun in the sun and make this a family outing. Program staffed by volunteers and BOEC interns. Reasonable fee and unreasonable fun.
Contact Linda Heesch for more information 303-355-9969 or camp@biacolorado.org.
The Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund Program is partnering with the Brain Injury Collaborative and has launched a small study to better understand the use of the Brain Injury Medicaid Waiver for people who have Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI)... Click here to read more.
A brain injury occurs every 23 seconds. Approximately 5.3 million Americans currently have long-term or lifelong need for help to perform daily activities as a result of a traumatic brain injury. Yet given this nationwide problem, public awareness of brain injury is very low.
This is one of the best PSA's we have seen about the importance of wearing a seatbelt.
Each year, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) contribute to a substantial number of deaths and cases of permanent disability. A TBI is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. The severity of a TBI may range from "mild" to "severe".
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590). One week later, he signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4972). Together, these laws represent the most sweeping health care reforms in U.S. history.
Dear Advocates,
Health care reform at the federal level is officially on hold. Republican Scott Brown gained the Massachusetts seat vacated by the death of Edward Kennedy, thereby breaking the 60-vote majority in the Senate. Democrats met privately in the days following the Massachusetts special election but were unable to cultivate a strategy for moving forward at this time. A six-week break is planned, and it is likely policymakers will be forced to accept a substantially scaled-back package or abandon health care reform altogether.
TBI Executive Order Report has been sent to Governor Ritter.
Attention Disorders in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
If you're feeling that you are sometimes unable to focus and would like to get back on track, contact us to see if you are eligible for a new drug study.
