SeizureTracker.com - Free online tools to provide people living with epilepsy and their doctors with a better understanding of the relationship between seizure activity and anti-epileptic medication dosages. Reports generated on SeizureTracker.com include detail graphing capabilities and are easily shared and manipulated by caregivers. Click on SeizureTracker.com to be directed to the website.
Discovery Education and Epilepsy - Discovery Education and the Epilepsy Foundation have partnered to launch Understanding Epilepsy. Providing educators access to classroom resources that help broaden understanding about seizure disorders, Understanding Epilepsy also offers useful training materials for school nurses and administrators that ensure all school personnel know how to respond when someone experiences a seizure.
Available online at www.discoveryeducation.com/epilepsy/, educators will find a wealth of free materials developed by the Epilepsy Foundation, including lesson plans, first aid guides, seizure training for school personnel, and online training for school nurses focused on managing students with seizures. Free videos featuring teens living with epilepsy speaking about leading very fulfilled and active lives erase any stigmas associated with seizure disorders. Visitors also will find information debunking a variety of seizure disorder myths, such as the truth about the possibility of someone swallowing his or her tongue during a seizure, what impact flashing lights and video games have on someone with or predisposed to epilepsy, and general facts about the different types of seizures.
Program and materials available online include:
- Seizures and You: Take Charge of the Facts - an award-winning, school-based educational program with free lesson plans and multimedia to teach teens about epilepsy and seizures
- Take Charge of the Facts - a Web site created to accompany the Seizures and You program, designed especially for high-school students to explore on their own and hear directly from teens living with epilepsy
- Seizure Training for School Personnel - a program teaching seizure recognition and first aid
- Managing Students with Seizures - free online training through the National Association for School Nurses
Click on www.discoveryeducation.com/epilepsy/ to be directed to the website.
Epilepsy Foundation National Youth Council website - The Epilepsy Foundation National Youth Council www.goeyc.org website is the spot for young people with epilepsy. This website is targeted for young people with epilepsy to learn about living with epilepsy, meeting other people like themselves, and generally have a place to talk, share stories, and hang out with other people affected by epilepsy. Users can also play games, watch videos and more! Click on www.goeyc.org to be directed to the website.
Safety and Seizures - These tips are to help people live more safely with seizures. Topics include safety around the house, safety for kids, safety outdoors, and safety on the road. Click on Safety and Seizures to be directed to more information.
Patient Medication Assistance Programs - In these difficult times, a number of pharmaceutical companies have come forward with expanded or new patient assistance programs to help individuals needing seizure medication. Click on the Patient Medication Assistance Programs for a list of the current programs.
Epilepsy Classroom - Created for parents and teachers, Epilepsy Classroom™ is here to provide advice, insight, and tools that can help make handling epilepsy just another part of the school day. Epilepsy Classroom™, developed by UCB, Inc., is a cooperative program with the Epilepsy Foundation. Click on Epilepsy Classroom to be directed to the website.
What Health Care Reform Means to You: Medicare Part D - For more information about Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage & Health Care Reform, click here.
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