HealthMatters

Dr. Marks directs research programs to empower people with disabilities through health promotion, health advocacy, and primary health care.

The Future is Now: A Future Planning Training Curriculum for Families and Their Adult Relatives with Developmental Disabilities

The Future is Now: A Future Planning Training Curriculum for Families and Their Adult Relatives with Developmental Disabilities (2010). Factor, A., DeBrine, E., Caldwell, J., Arnold, K., Kramer, J., Nelis, T. & Heller, T.This curriculum equips families and their adult relative with a disability with the communication skills and information to jointly plan for the […]

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Latina mothers caring for a son or daughter with autism or schizophrenia: Similarities, differences and the relationship between co-residency and maternal well-being

Latina mothers caring for a son or daughter with autism or schizophrenia: Similarities, differences and the relationship between co-residency and maternal well-being. Magaña S & Ghosh, S. (2010). Journal of Family and Social Work, 13, 227-250.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903044/

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Health Matters: The Exercise and Nutrition Health Education Curriculum for People with Developmental Disabilities

Health Matters: The Exercise and Nutrition Health Education Curriculum for People with Developmental Disabilities (2010). Marks, B., Sisirak, J. & Heller, T. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. The HealthMatters Program is a research-based, field-tested program that’s already made a dramatic difference in the lives of participants with disabilities, this proven curriculum shows professionals how

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Major Health Risks in Aging Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An Overview of Recent Studies

Major Health Risks in Aging Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An Overview of Recent Studies (2010). Haveman, M., Heller, T., Lee, L., Maaskant, S.S. & Strydom, A. In Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities: Special Issue on Aging, 59-69.

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Health Trends From an International Sample of Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Health Trends From an International Sample of Older Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2010). Robinson, L. M., Davidson, P. W., Henderson, C. M., Janicki, M. P., Merrick, J., Morad, M., Wang, K. Y., Hsieh, K., Heller, T., Bishop, K. M. & Wexler, O. International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 9 (4), 329–338

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Siblings of Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Psychosocial Outcomes, Relationships, and Future Planning

Siblings of Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Psychosocial Outcomes, Relationships, and Future Planning (2010). Heller,T., Keiling Arnold, C. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7(1), 16-25.

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