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Health promotion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities /

"People with learning disabilities are affected by significantly more health problems than the general population and are much more likely to have significant health risks. Yet evidence suggests they are not receiving the same level of health education and health promotion opportunities as othe...

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Main Authors: Taggart, Laurence (Author), Cousins, Wendy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Maidenhead : Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education, 2014.
Subjects:
Health promotion.
Developmentally disabled > Health and hygiene.
People with mental disabilities > Health and hygiene.
People with mental disabilities.
Intellectual disability.
Health Promotion
Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.
Developmental Disabilities
Intellectual Disability
people with mental disabilities.
intellectual disability.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780335246953
0335246958
1306299748
9781306299749
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: The health and health promotion needs of people with intellectual disabilities. Health issues for people with intellectual disabilities:the evidence base
  • Health promotion and people with intellectual disabilities
  • Part 2: Health promotion evidence applied to practice. Vision, hearing, and oral health
  • Framing food choices to improve health
  • Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • Epilepsy
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Cancer
  • Sexual health
  • Mental health
  • Substance abuse
  • Ageing
  • Part 3: Health promotion in context. Health promotion within families
  • Health promotion in schools
  • Physical activity, exercise, and sport
  • The role of healthcare professionals
  • Health checks
  • Ethics
  • Evaluating health promotion programmes.

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