Inside NuStep: Partners

Medical Fitness Association (MFA)

http://www.medicalfitness.org

NuStep is a Gold Sponsor of the MFA conference. They have also partnered with the MFA to sponsor the 2nd Annual Medical Fitness week, April 23-29, 2007 and it's Steppin' Out National Walking Challenge.

The Medical Fitness Association (MFA), a non-profit organization, was formed in 1991 to assist medical fitness centers achieve their full potential. The Association is a professional membership organization whose mission is to ascertain and respond to the needs of centers that are owned, sponsored, or operated by hospitals and physician groups throughout the world. As a resource to the medical fitness industry, MFA is 100% focused on medical fitness, and is the first association to focus exclusively on hospital fitness and wellness. It's our No. 1 mission--and our only mission.

International Council on Active Aging (ICAA)

http://www.icaa.cc

NuStep recently renewed it’s platinum sponsorship with ICAA.

The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) is the world’s largest association dedicated to changing the way we age by uniting professionals in the retirement, assisted living, fitness, recreation, rehabilitation, and wellness fields to help dispel society's myths about aging.

We will also help these professionals to empower aging Baby Boomers and older adults to improve their quality of life and maintain their dignity

Age Dynamics

http://www.agedynamics.com

Age Dynamics Inc. is an award-winning, international consulting firm that focuses exclusively on the mid-life and older adult population. Formerly known as John Rude & Associates, Age Dynamics Inc. works with a variety of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, and has experience in fitness, wellness, health care, retirement housing, advertising, banking, insurance, retail, and tourism industries.

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)

http://www.aacvpr.org

NuStep is a Gold Level Sponsor of the AACVPR for 2006.

Founded in 1985, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) is dedicated to the professional development of its members, through information, networking, and educational opportunities. Central to the mission is the improvement in the quality of life for patients and their families.

Guiding Principles

• Quality and integrity are never compromised
• Customers are the focus of everything we do
• Creating and maintaining constancy of purpose is an ongoing responsibility
• Stewardship and creative risk taking are compatible
• Creating and cultivating productive partnerships and alliances help position AACVPR in an ever-changing health care industry
• Creating and maintaining a learning environment helps maintain our freshness and keeps up on the cutting edge
• Continuous improvement is essential to our success

Alzheimer’s Association-Maintain Your Brain Program

http://www.alzmigreatlakes.org

NuStep has teamed up with the Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter to sponsor the Maintain Your Brain Program.

The Alzheimer’s Association, the world leader in Alzheimer research and support, is the first and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual cure for Alzheimer’s.

For 25 years, the donor-supported, not-for-profit Alzheimer’s Association has provided reliable information and care consultation; created supportive services for families; increased funding for dementia research; and influenced public policy changes.

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

http://www.apta.org

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a national professional organization representing more than 66,000 members. Its goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.

American Stroke Foundation

http://www.americanstroke.org

We are a local Kansas City non-profit organization that provides post-rehabilitative services to stroke survivors. Our activities include speech, occupational activities of daily living classes, reading, writing, support groups and caregiver services.

2nd International Heart and Lung Games

http://www.aacvpr.org/about/heartlung/

NuStep is a sponsor of the 2nd annual heart and lung games May 26-28, 2006 in Chicago, IL.

IHRSA

http://www.ihrsa.org/

IHRSA stands for "International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association." We are a trade association serving the health and fitness club industry. IHRSA's mission is to grow, protect and promote the health and fitness industry, and to provide its members with benefits that will help them be more successful.

AAHSA

http://www.aahsa.org

The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging serve two million people every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. Our members offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities, and nursing homes. AAHSA's commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust.

YMCA

http://www.ymca.net/

NuStep, Inc. is a preferred vendor of the YMCA. The TRS 4000 is offered at a discount to YMCA facilities.

Together, the nation's 2,594 YMCAs are the largest not-for-profit community service organization in America, working to meet the health and human service needs of 20.1 million men, women and children in 10,000 communities in the United States. YMCAs are at the heart of community life across the country: 42 million families and 72 million households are located within three miles of a YMCA.