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Health Promotion and Wellness Initiatives Targeting Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Recent Advancements in Type 2 Diabetes.

L TaggartM TruesdaleA DunkleyA HouseA M Russell
Published in: Current developmental disorders reports (2018)
This paper shows that any health promotion and wellness initiatives need to be tailored and reasonable adjustments made in order to address this population's cognitive impairments and communication difficulties.
Keyphrases
  • health promotion
  • type diabetes
  • quality improvement
  • glycemic control
  • cancer therapy
  • cardiovascular disease
  • smoking cessation
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle
  • weight loss