James H. Rimmer, Ph.D.

Affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago

Biography

James H. Rimmer, Ph.D., is the Director, Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities, and Principal Investigator of the Health Promotion Project, RRTC on Aging with Mental Retardation, Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago.

The Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities

Located in the Institute on Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Center has recently been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a health promotion program for persons with disabilities. Principal investigator of the project is James H. Rimmer, Ph.D, and co-principal investigator is Glenn Hedman, M.Eng.

Secondary health conditions will be studied including lack of fitness, obesity, poor nutrition, emotional dependence, depression, behavioral problems and family stress. The intervention component will be comprised of exercise sessions, nutritional training, cooking instruction, weight management, stress reduction, and peer support. The Center will begin operation in January 1998 and will include a collaborative project with the RRTC on Aging with Mental Retardation.