Dozens of researchers from Indiana University are attending the American Public Health Association's annual meeting in Philadelphia, Nov. 7-11. This release discusses research involving education for people with intellectual disabilities, the reasons people use lubricants during sex, how support for smoking bans can encourage smokers to consider quitting, the use of stability balls for office chairs, a program that increases mammograms for African American women and a program that helps people become active.

Indiana University has made the entire collection of 23 videos produced by the Recreation Therapy Video (RTV) Project available via streaming technology so they may be viewed by students on their home computers, in university classrooms and by recreation therapists in healthcare centers.

In the March 2009, IU Health & Wellness, Indiana University researchers discuss studies involving yoga's influence on fear of falling in older adults and how condom use 'turn offs' reported by women are very similar to those reported by men. They also provide tips for parents to help their kids discontinue or avoid smokeless tobacco use.

Indiana University experts in recreation and mental health, sports medicine and psychology discuss in January's IU Health & Wellness the influence of physical activity on mood for people with serious mental illnesses, emotional stages of athletic injury recovery and prenatal exposure to nicotine and behavior problems.

Gary Robb, founding director of the National Center on Accessibility (NCA) at Indiana University and retired professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, has received the National Park Service (NPS) Accessibility Leadership Achievement Award.

In this holiday issue of IU Health & Wellness, Indiana University professors talk about the power of gratitude, revamping unhealthy eating traditions, active date gift ideas, holiday-related injuries and ways to manage consumerism and kids' gift expectations in tight economic times.

New tourism development in Orange County, Ind., home of the nearly two-year-old French Lick Resort Casino and other attractions, has generated enthusiasm and support from local residents and businesses, say tourism experts from Indiana University. These experts have begun collecting data to see if the subsequent souring of support, common when tourism is seen as an economic development tool, also develops -- or can be prevented.

Sustainable tourism experts from Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation are helping university faculty in Turkey create a department of recreation and develop management plans to fully use -- yet protect -- a national park near the touristy Mediterranean coast.

In the September issue of IU Health & Wellness, Indiana University experts in cognitive development, tennis and adolescent sexuality discuss new research into the cycle of violence, a fun way to improve in tennis and information parents need to play an effective role in their teens' sexuality education.

Ray Bloomer, director of education for the National Center on Accessibility at Indiana University, describes the settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and International Spy Museum as a "wake-up call" to other museums about the importance of making their exhibits and facilities accessible to people with disabilities.

This media tipsheet provides a sample of some of the studies Indiana University researchers are taking to the American College of Sports Medicine's annual conference in Indianapolis May 28-31. Topics include IDing risks for life-threatening falls, college freshmen and heart disease, mood and physical activity, health challenges posed by sedentary jobs and weight loss benefits from contacts with health care professionals.

Indiana University's Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands was given the first-ever National Park Service Excellence in Partnership Award.

The new wastewater treatment plant at Bradford Woods, an outdoor educational, recreational and professional development center for Indiana University Bloomington's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, is one of 16 projects to receive the National Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies.

The new wastewater treatment plant at Bradford Woods, an outdoor educational, recreational and professional development center for Indiana University Bloomington's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, has earned its engineers a statewide honor.

The Living Well holiday issue offers healthful gift ideas for work, a wine tasting primer, information about mixing alcohol and fitness efforts and a survival guide for college students and their parents.

Living Well tips for September discuss a new tool for addressing the public health concerns of ill-fitting condoms, a brief and effective treatment for sexual problems that occur after gynecological cancer, and how to set health and wellness goals that really work. Our experts hail from the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction.

When "Riley Kids," fifth graders from Indianapolis, Bloomington and Martinsville area schools, and others visit Indiana University's Bradford Woods this year, they will be among the first to experience the outdoor center's new constructed wetlands. While the wetlands will certainly enrich the educational experience for area students, it was built primarily as a practical solution to the center's aging wastewater treatment facility.

Living Well for June discusses the effects of Viagra on the partner, vigorous- v. moderate-intensity physical activity and weight loss, adventure tourism and ways to improve doctor-patient communication.

Living Well for May offers tips for interesting children-themed gardens, reducing the risk of drug and alcohol use for children and teens during the summer, and where to begin when a child is diagnosed with autism.

Renowned preventive medicine expert Kenneth Cooper, M.D., will headline activities on April 4 designed to show individuals how they can take a proactive role in their personal health -- and how researchers at Indiana University Bloomington's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation are helping.

Renowned preventive medicine expert Kenneth Cooper, M.D., will headline activities on April 4 designed to show individuals how they can take a proactive role in their personal health -- and how researchers at Indiana University Bloomington's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation are helping.

Living Well for March discusses a family approach to addressing physical activity needs of children with disabilities, early temperament and autism, and a shift away from fear and resistance concerning accessibility issues.

January's Living Well discusses financial stress and violence at youth sporting events, helicopter parenting and active-themed parties.

Doug Knapp, associate professor in Indiana University Bloomington's Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies, is participating in a two-day national summit this week focusing on educational programming in the National Park Service.

Living Well for October discusses disordered eating concerns over the holidays, cool gift ideas for older friends and relatives, enjoying holiday food fare without blowing the diet, a do-it-yourself low-tech holiday fitness plan and food preparation safety tips.