WISCONSIN

Health and Wellness Resources

• Health Maintenance and Emergency Care for Adults with PWS.  Power Point presentation designed to share important health information to those who may be health educators and/or advocates for the person with PWS.  It can also serve as an education tool for staff of residential care agencies who support persons with PWS.  A Note Taking Guide as well as a Post Test are also available.

• Health Brochure for Persons with PWS

• Staying Healthy - What You Can Do.  This is a 2 part Power Point presentation that has been developed for teens and adults with PWS to assist them in learning about their body and health issues that they may experience as a young adult with their disability.  It provides them with strategies and rationale to help them if they face any of these health issues or challenges.  There are Lesson Plans for anyone wanting to provide these classes, as well as "Good Health Bingo" and Flash Cards that can be used in conjunction with this Bingo game.  We have also included 2 health related Coloring Books that can be used as prizes for this game.

• Sun Safety Activity Book

• Wisconsin Medicaid/ForwardHealth Portal

• FREE Health Information Resources

• Life Skills for Older Children

• Resources for Health Providers Caring for an Adult or Child with PWS

• Health Concerns and the Student with Prader-Willi Syndrome:  Information for School Staff

• Medical Providers Database:  Finding Competent Care for Individuals with PWS

• Best Buddies: enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities

• Discipline

• The Adaptive Child - Special Products for Special Kids

• The Children's Institute

• Collis Curve Toothbrush:  This innovative toothbrush can help make toothbrushing easier and more effective for individuals with special needs.

• MedicAlert:  If your child is a Medicaid recipient, you may be eligible for a sponsored membership with MedicAlert that includes a MedicAlert emblem bracelet.  Sponsored memberships require a letter from your physician and a copy of your child's Medicaid (Forward) card.  For more information, contact MedicAlert at 800-432-5378.

• Dental Tips and Tricks:  A helpful guide by Barb Dorn and Dr. Thomas Hughes, DDS, both of PWSA-WI

• Possibility Playground, Ozaukee County

• Specs4Us:  Eyewear for Special Needs Kids

• Vision Therapy Information and Wisconsin Providers Directory