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Public Health Perspectives on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan

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Public health has only recently begun to consider the health needs of people with developmental and other disabilities, and a public health perspective has much to offer clinical practice and applied research. This chapter provides a basic overview of a public health perspective; describes the recent evolution in how public health views disability; illustrates application of a public health approach to the current health problem of obesity and its importance for chronic disease, particularly for people with disabilities; and summarizes the value of a public health perspective to intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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The findings and conclusions in this chapter are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  1. College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, 2631 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA

    Gloria L. Krahn Ph.D., MPH

  2. Division of Human Development and Disability, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 NE Clifton Rd MS E88, Atlanta, GA, 97330, USA

    Michael H. Fox

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Krahn, G.L., Fox, M.H. (2016). Public Health Perspectives on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In: Rubin, I.L., Merrick, J., Greydanus, D.E., Patel, D.R. (eds) Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18096-0_33

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