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Healthcare

Access to basic health services provides a foundation for a longer, more fulfilling life.

Easterseals helps people manage their physical and mental health.

 

Challenge: Exercise makes people healthier and keeps them mentally sharper.

Easterseals Impact: Easterseals Adult Day Services offer onsite medical care and promote daily cognitive and physical activity — from bingo to chair exercises to dancing.

 

Challenge: Conditions like depression can limit people’s daily activities. Research shows that medication and therapy can help.

Easterseals Impact: The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Easterseals has helped more than 3,500 veterans and their families manage their mental health. 

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[Emil] craves a social lifestyle and is thriving in this center," says his brother. After his stroke, Emil's mental and physical health declined, until he began attending Easterseals Adult Day Services. Now, Emil enjoys physical therapy, as well as bingo, dance, and trivia.

Other Areas of Impact

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    Education

    Early education pays big dividends later in life, with higher levels of college education and future earnings, and less likelihood of using illicit drugs and imprisonment.
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    Economic Stability

    People with steady employment are less likely to live in poverty and more likely to be healthy.
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    Community

    People’s relationships and interactions with family, friends, co-workers, and community members can have a major impact on their health and well-being.