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Interventions to promote health: crossing networks of intellectual and developmental disabilities and aging
Heller, T., Fisher, D., Marks, B., & Hsieh, K. (2014) Interventions to promote health: crossing networks of intellectual and developmental disabilities and aging. Disability and Health Journal, 7, S24-S32. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193665741300109X
The Political Arithmetic of Disability and the American Family: A Demographic Perspective
Fujiura, G. (2014) The Political Arithmetic of Disability and the American Family: A Demographic Perspective. Family Relations Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies, 63(1), pp. 7-19. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.12051/abstract
Reciprocity and Social Capital in Sibling Relationships of People With Disabilities
Kramer, J., Hall, Allison, & Heller, T. (2013) Reciprocity and Social Capital in Sibling Relationships of People With Disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, (51)6, 482-495. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-51.6.482 http://aaiddjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1352/1934-9556-51.6.482
Health Promotion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Laurence Taggart and Wendy Cousins About the book http://mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/033524694X.html 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 other members of …
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Siblings: Long-Lasting Ties by Tamar Heller
Siblings: Long-Lasting Ties by Tamar Heller
International Congress: Perspectives on Aging with Intellectual Disability
Dortmund University, Germany March 21 and 22, 2014 RRTCADD presenters include Tamar Heller, speaking on “Siblings and other family members as supports” and Matthew Janicki, speaking on “Optimal physical and social living conditions for people with intellectual disability and dementia” . For more information and registration: http://www.zhb.tu-dortmund.de/PerspektivenDesAlterns
Obesity and associated factors in adults with intellectual disability
Hsieh, K., Rimmer, J.H., & Heller, T. (2013). Obesity and associated factors in adults with intellectual disability, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. doi: 10.1111/jir.12100r http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jir.12100/abstract
Improving Health Behaviors of Latina Mothers of Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Sandra Magaña, PhD, MSW, ProfessorDisability and Human DevelopmentUniversity of Illinois at Chicago