Join Spina Bifida Patient Alliance in Making a Difference

The Chanda Center for Health’s mission is to deliver, advocate & educate for integrative therapy and other complementary services to reduce health disparities and costs by improving health equity and outcomes for individuals with physical disabilities through the support of donors, grants, special events and community partners.

 This orginization is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by advancing innovative research and improving the quality of life for individuals and families impacted by paralysis

Develop a Program for the Care of Adults in Your City - Karen Cushnyr

Op-Ed: It Doesn’t Matter What People Call Me: Let’s Fight for What Really Matters

The American Association on Health and Disability is hosting a series of live interviews with disability community members to learn how they make the most of their private or public insurance coverage. Join AAHD once again for a candid conversation on getting the most out of your #healthcare coverage! This week's topic? Access to specialists, such as a focus on a specific area of medicine to address more than primary care. Our guest this week is Karen Cushnyr, proud to be a part of the Spina Bifida community, working to improve the lives of all living with SB and has worked for over 25 years in healthcare, primarily as a Healthcare Administrator.

Spina bifida is a birth disorder that involves the incomplete development of the spine. In the first month of pregnancy, a special set of cells forms the “neural tube;” the top of the tube becomes the brain, and the remainder becomes the spinal cord and structures around it. In spina bifida, the neural tube doesn’t close completely and some of the bones of the spine do not close in the back. This can result in an opening anywhere along the spine and may cause damage to the spinal cord and nerves

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