Alabama Head Injury Foundation
UAB Study
Dr. Novack at UAB is sponsoring a study on outcome after head injury.
Participants will be interviewed and complete brief testing of thinking skills.
There are no medical tests or medications involved. There is just one session
that lasts for 3-4 hours. Participants will be paid $75 and a additional $24 if
travel is involved. If you are interested, contact Sandy Caldwell by phone at
205-934-3454 or by email at scaldwel@uab.edu.
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News from Patton Ridge Apartments in Hoover!
Check out
the great article featuring one of the residents of the
Hoover Apartments.
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BRAIN
INJURY AWARENESS MONTH -
PLANS UNDERWAY!
March 2012 is Alabama Brain Injury Awareness Month. Approximately 10,000 Alabamians receive traumatic brain injuries (TBI) each year. Of that number, 500 die and 1,500 become disabled.
For materials and information on Brain Injuries and activities in conjunction with Brain Injury Awareness Month click here
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ALABAMA CITIZEN ADVOCACY INSTITUTES
Join us for a series of public policy and advocacy trainings held inMobile, Decatur and Huntsville (dates to be announced).
Becoming a successful advocate is an important way to improve
services for individuals with TBI, their family members and significant others.
Knowledge is power! Learn how you can turn your experiences
with brain injury into a powerful political message and influence change.
Learn more about the Alabama Citizen Advocacy Institutes.
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Our Mission
The AHIF mission is to improve the quality of life for people who have survived traumatic brain injuries and for their families.
The Alabama Head Injury Foundation (AHIF) was founded by professionals and families in 1983 to increase public awareness of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and to stimulate the development of supportive services. Today, AHIF is among the largest state brain injury associations in the nation with model programs and statewide services.
Whether the injury is mild or severe the life of the injured person and their family is changed forever. The impact can be both emotionally and financially devastating. AHIF provides the information to help clients and families understand the results of injury. AHIF helps access available resources and provides services and programs which meet the unique needs of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) as well as spinal cord injury (SCI) in certain programs.
Traumatic Brain Injury Facts:
- Every 21 seconds one more person sustains a Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States.
- Every year, over 1.5 million Americans sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury.
- 5.3 million citizens (2% of U.S. population) live a life with a disability
due to a traumatic brain injury.
- In Alabama, over 1,500 people are disabled due to traumatic brain injury each year.
- Major causes of brain injuries are motor vehicle crashes 50%, falls 21%, assaults and violence 12%, sports and recreation 10%.
