NYAPRS Note: The following valuable resource comes from the Center on Psychiatric Disability and Co-Occurring Medical Conditions, which is located at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Department of Psychiatry. “The Center provides data-driven training, education, and technical assistance that fosters evidence translation, systems transformation, and workforce development” and synthesizes “approaches from medicine, public health, rehabilitation, epidemiology, and self-help to advance the state of the science while also tackling real-world problems. By increasing choice and control over mental and physical health, our mission is to improve outcomes and promote independence.”
Center on Psychiatric Disability and Co-Occurring Medical Conditions
Podcast Library
The Center offers a series of podcasts on health promotion and prevention for people with serious mental illnesses.
One Woman’s Journey to Quit Smoking and Be Healthier
The step down method helps you deal with nicotine cravings while avoiding the temptation to smoke. Get information and suggestions on how to motivate yourself or someone you love to quit smoking for good!
Get the Facts: Blood Sugar and Diabetes
Diabetes is common among people with mental illness. Learn some basic facts about diabetes to help you better understand the condition and how to manage it.
Putting a Wellness Framework to Work in My Own Life: One Person’s Journey to Health
A wellness framework is a step-by-step process for building a daily wellness plan. Learn how one young woman with a chronic medical condition used this approach to improve her health and well-being.
Coming Off Anabolic Steroids: Dangers, Realities & Rewards
Learn about the unhealthy consequences of abusing anabolic steroids and the latest approaches to stop using them without harmful withdrawal effects.
Staying Healthy When You Start a New Job
Your new job can be an opportunity to work toward a healthier lifestyle. Tune in to learn some simple tips for improving your health while you pursue your career.
Eating for a Healthy Life
Healthy eating is important because what people eat has been shown to directly affect their mood, stress, and energy levels. Learn how to use your diet to feel better emotionally as well as physically.
Seasonal Flu – What You Need to Know
Learn how to recognize the symptoms of seasonal flu, why people with mental illnesses are at higher risk for catching it, and how it can be prevented.
Health Disparities among People in Recovery
Health disparities are differences in rates of disease and healthcare access that are unfair and avoidable. Learn about disparities faced by people with serious mental illnesses and steps for early detection and prevention.
Body Count or Do Bodies Count?
People in poor mental health risk losing their lives from preventable health conditions. Get the latest facts about what health conditions are the most common and deadly, and what you can do about it.