Prevention programs can be aimed a primary prevention of disability, secondary prevention including early detection of problems, or tertiary prevention through systems change. Spirituality refers to a set of guiding beliefs, principles, or values that give meaning and purpose to life, especially during difficult times. Spiritual health involves the capacity for love, compassion, forgiveness, altruism, joy, and fulfillment. It is an antidote to cynicism, anger, fear, anxiety, self-absorption, and pessimism. Spirituality transcends the individual and can be a common bond among people.
Many people develop spiritual health through organized religions.
There are few statistics on play limitations in children with disabilities. Disability is used as an umbrella term to cover all the negative dimensions of impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions as defined by the World Health Organization. This center will focus on chronic conditions, that is, conditions unlikely to be cured which result in impairments that affect participation in multiple aspects of life. Participation in life and control are central components of empowerment which can occur at the individual level. Organizational and community empowerment refers to collective action to improve quality of life in a community and interconnections between agencies, organizations, and people.