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Indicator: 1
[Output]
Measurements in/of Recommendations Made
Relationships: Department of Health and Human Services - Narrower_Than
Other Information:
National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research
| Type |
Target |
Actual |
| StartDate |
2010-10-01 |
2010-10-01 |
| EndDate |
2011-09-30 |
2011-09-30 |
| Number |
n/a |
22 |
| Description |
Unspecified |
The Board provides ongoing advice to the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, NICHD, in fostering the development
of scientific knowledge needed to enhance the health, productivity, independence, and quality of life of persons with disabilities.
The Board interacts with Center staff on an ongoing basis in the implementation and updating of the NCMRR Research Plan for
Medical Rehabilitation Research. Initiatives identified by the Board for increased research effort included improving functional
mobility, promoting behavioral adaption to functional loss, developing improved assistive technology, training research scientists
in the field to rehabilitation, and developing more precise methods of measuring impairments, disabilities and societal and
functional limitations. The Board made specific recommendations in the area of human-machine interfaces; access to unique
technologies; interactive technologies evolving to meet the needs of persons with disabilities (e.g. wearable sensors, smart
devices, adapting to the person and the environment; cell, tissue, and organ plasticity; regenerative rehabilitation; and
bringing interventions into the community.) The Board also discussed the potential for enhanced interactions with other NIH
Institutes and government agencies.
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