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HealthMatters™ Community Academic Partnership
Health Promotion
Obesity and associated factors in adults with intellectual disability
K. Hsieh, J. H. Rimmer & T. HellerJournal of Intellectual Disability Researchvolume 58 part 9 pp 851–863 september 2014
Improving health behaviours of Latina mothers of youths and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Magaña, S., Li, H., Miranda, E., & Paradiso, R. (2014) Improving health behaviors of Latina mothers of youths and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. doi: 10.1111/jir.12139
Interventions to promote health: crossing networks of intellectual and developmental disabilities and aging
Interventions to promote health: crossing networks of intellectual and developmental disabilities and aging
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
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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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
Efficacy of the HealthMatters Program Train-the-Trainer Model
Efficacy of the HealthMatters Program Train-the-Trainer ModelMarks B, Sisirak J, Chang YC. (2013). Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 26, 319-334. Article Link AbstractBACKGROUND: This study examines the efficacy of a staff-led, health promotion intervention entitled HealthMatters Program: Train-the-Trainer Model to improve health among adults with intellectual disabilities. While data support the benefits of health …
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Consensus Recommendations for the Evaluation and Management of Dementia in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities
Moran, J.A., Rafii, M.S., Keller, S.M., Singh, B.K., & Janicki, M.P. (2013). Consensus Recommendations for the Evaluation and Management of Dementia in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities. In press. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23849993