Health Promotion

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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Report on the State of Science on Health Risks and Aging in People with Intellectual Disabilities

Report on the State of Science on Health Risks and Aging in People with Intellectual Disabilities (2009). Haveman, M.J., Heller, T., Lee, L.A, Maaskant, M.A, Shooshtari, S., Strydom, A. IASSID Special Interest Research Group on Aging and Intellectual Disabilities/Faculty Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Dortmund. This paper summarizes a review of the scientific literature over the

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Salud en Mujeres Con Discapacidad Intellectual

Salud en Mujeres Con Discapacidad Intellectual (2009).  Heller, T. In M. A. Verdugo Alonso, T. N. Sánchez, B. J. de Urries Vega, & M. Crespo Cuadrado (Eds.)  Mejorando resultados personales para una vida de calidad:  VII jornadas científicas de investigación sobre personas con discapacidad (pp 311-322). Salmanca:  Amaru Ediciones E Inico.

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Building Capacity Among Pediatric Residents to Promote Health Advocacy Among Persons with Developmental Disabilities

Building Capacity Among Pediatric Residents to Promote Health Advocacy Among Persons with Developmental Disabilities (2009). Marks, B., Sisirak, J., Heller, T. & Cutler, A.This Health Advocacy Curriculum was developed for the two hour Health Advocacy Workshop to improve access to quality health care for adolescents and young adults with developmental disabilities/special health care needs (DD)

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The Health Matters Assessments V.1.0

The Health Matters Assessments V.1.0 (HMA) can be completed by employees of community‐based day and residential organizations providing services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The HMA packet will help you evaluate organizational needs and capacity for developing a health promotion plan including programs, services, environmental support, resources, culture, and employee knowledge and

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