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Home, Memorial Page, and Akron, Mid-Ohio Valley PPSG updated March 23, 2024

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The OPN year is from September 1, 2023 thru August 31, 2024. 

 

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About Us

 

Contact Us Page

 

Ohio Polio Network Membership Form (dues/donations/memorials)

 

     

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Ohio Polio Network Archived Newsletters

 

     

Ohio Polio Network Resources Page

 

                 

      

Post-Polio by Subject

 

Memorial Page

 

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Polio History Smithsonian Institution

 

Whatever Happened to Polio

Post-Polio Health International

 

Post-Polio Health International Resource Locator

       

Polio Place

 

A Polio Survivor's Guide: Funding Resources for Medical & Adaptive Resources

 

Post-Polio Health International Videos Youtube page

 

Spinal Cord Gray Matter Atrophy in Post-Polio Syndrome Tied to Functional Decline - Clinical Trial published in the European Journal of Neurology

 

Rare Disease Database - Post Polio Syndrome

 

The Late Effects of Polio Information for General Practitioners

 

 

MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital Post-Polio Program

 

TIRR Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Rehabilitaion and Research - Post-Polio Syndrome page

 

The International Rehabilitation Center for Polio at Spaulding Framingham MA

 

Clinical Trials Post-Polio Syndrome

 

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 Post Polio Support Group and Zoom Speaker Meetings

  

 

Akron Post-Polio Support Group Meeting 04/13/2024

 

Miami Valley Post-Polio Support Group Meeting 04/13/2024

 

Mid-Ohio Valley Post-Polio Support Group Meeting 05/21/2024

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Ohio Polio Network Board Meeting

Friday, March 29, 2024

1:00 PM

Zoom Meeting

 

2023 Ohio Polio Network Conference Program and Photos

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 Links to Recent Articles

  

For area polio survivor, 'It's been a lifelong journey'

     

Mid-Ohio Valley PPSG St Patrick's Day Meeting

     

What to know about polio as it resurfaces

     

Fighting against poliovirus

     

LIVING WELL WITH POST-POLIO AS WE AGE by Nikki Wingerson, MSW, Ph.D., October 26, 2023

     

Texas man who used an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78 (Video)

     

Texas man who used an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78 (Article)

     

WV SILC West Virginia Independence Network

     

Lawmakers: Please keep our young children safe from measles, mumps, polio, and pertussis

     

Secretary Buttigieg Announces Proposed Rule to Ensure Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs Can Fly with Dignity

 

Williams: Don't let affiliations thwart lifesaving medical decisions

       

Rockland hits full year with no polio found in wastewater

       

Vaccines: Then and Now; Once greeted as a savior during the years of polio, today some say they're controversial

 

Polio Day on March 3, 2024: 5 benefits of polio vaccine for your kid

       

Dysphagia in Patients with the Post-Polio Syndrome

       

Do Those Exposed to Polio Face Health Risks? Youtube

       

Polio Survivors Network Newsletter

     

Health-related quality of life, self-reported impairments and activities of daily living in relation to muscle function in post-polio syndrome

     

In Memory of William G. Coleman

     

IMMUNISATION IN NIGERIA: The Highs, the Lows

     

What are the challenges that post polio survivors face?

 

The global fight against polio -- how far have we come?

     

Polio Survivors Network

     

Did Joni Mitchell have polio? Health issues explored as country legend's Grammy performance leaves fans emotional

     

2023 Akron PPSG Christmas Party

 

Mid-Ohio Valley PPSG Christmas Party

 

Post-Polio Sequelae

 

MRCP PACES CONSULTATION STATION POST POLIO SYNDROME

 (A Youtube Session training Drs treating Patients with Post-Polio Syndrome)

 

Welcome to Post Polio Victoria

 

JAMA Article for Physicians on Post-Polio on Resources Page

 

In Honor and Memory of Bernice Krumhansl

 

Post-37th IHR Emergency Committee Meeting on Polio Statement

     

Lives Well Lived: by Post Polio Victoria Inc.- Youtube

     

Post-Polio Syndrome: Causes, symptoms and promising treatment options

     

Polio could be eradicated within 3 years - what happens then?

     

Big Island survivor shares effects of post-polio syndrome

     

Post-Polio Support Group tours nature trails

MOV Polio Support Group Visits Washington Works Nature Trails

Map and Info for visit to the Washington Works Nature Trails

     

0:04 / 1:26:07 PHI Town Hall: Physical Therapy with Carolyn Da Silva, PhD, DSc - Youtube

     

Local polio survivor honored by Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning

William M. DeMayo, MD Biography and Post-Polio Aricles

     

Understanding Post-Polio Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, And Treatment

     

Mid-Ohio Valley Post-Polio Support Group celebrates Anniversary

     

Polio Canada Guest Speaker June 14, 2023 - Dr Marny Eulberg

     

Polio Survivors Network

     

Anesthesia and Polio Survivors

     

Salk Legacy Exhibit

     

Living With Polio - Polio Place search page

The long tail: Post-Polio Syndrome

My mother's walk through life with polio

What You Need to Know About Post-Polio Syndrome

 

 

More Links to Articles - Post-Polio News Archive

 

The Warm Springs Story: Legacy & Legend

 

University of Pittsburgh Human Engineering Research Laboratories: Research Study Recruitment

 

Polio Australia: What are the late effects of polio?

Mayo Clinic: Post-Polio Syndrome

 

 

Tom House Presentation The healthy nervous system and the nervous system after an acute Polio illness with the after effects and the Post Polio Syndrome (PPS)(Video)

 

Polio Australia's 2020 Polio Oz News

 

 

PPS Internet Resources Updated 01/01/2017

NINDS Motor Neuron Diseases Information Page

 

How to File an ADA Complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice

Guide to the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Standards

Guide to the ABA (Architectural Barriers Act)Standards

 

POST POLIO NEWS ARCHIVE PAGE