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Havercamp, Susan M.; Krahn, Gloria L.; Larson, Sheryl A.; Fujiura, Glenn; Goode, Tawara D.; Kornblau, Barbara L. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Public health and policy planning for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is imperiled by the lack of ongoing national surveillance data on prevalence and health status. In 2018, the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities appointed a workgroup of representatives from key federal agencies and…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Identification
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Payakachat, Nalin; Long, Christopher R.; McElfish, Pearl A.; Narcisse, Marie-Rachelle; Felix, Holly C.; Bursac, Zoran; Hudson, Teresa J. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Little is known about health limitations and service utilization among the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) children with developmental disabilities (DDs) due to limited data. Our study examined the prevalence of DDs, health limitations, services used, and the unmet needs of NHPI children aged 3 to 17 years using cross-sectional data…
Descriptors: Incidence, Health Services, Health Needs, Pacific Islanders
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Landes, Scott D. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
On average, adults with intellectual disability (ID) have higher mortality risk than their peers in the general population. However, the effect of age on this mortality disadvantage has received minimal attention. Using data from the 1986-2011 National Health Interview Survey-Linked Mortality Files (NHIS-LMF), discrete time hazard models were used…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adults, Mortality Rate, At Risk Persons
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Brucker, Debra L.; Nord, Derek – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
People with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) face higher levels of poverty than others, which can lead to concerns regarding areas of well-being, such as food security. Young adults with IDD who are, in many cases, transitioning from the system of educational, health care, and income supports of their youth into the adult world may…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Young Adults, Low Income
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Magana, Sandy; Smith, Matthew J. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2008
This study examined health behaviors, utilization, and access to care among older Latina and Black American mothers who co-reside with a child with developmental disabilities. Using data from the National Health Interview Survey National Center for Health Statistics (2005a), we compared Latina and Black American caregivers to similar women who did…
Descriptors: Mothers, Developmental Disabilities, Health Behavior, Cultural Differences