This article extracts principles from two Surgeon General reports, Closing the Gap: A
National Blueprint to Improve the Health of Persons with Mental Retardation (2002) and Call …

Numerous countries have recognized the need for improved surveillance data on the health
of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Federal agencies need …

People with ID represent approximately 2% of the population and, as a group, experience
poorer health than the general population. This article presents recent conceptualizations …

Background Primary health care teams have an important part to play in addressing the
health inequalities and high levels of unmet health needs experienced by people with …

Historically, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have experienced
health disparities related to several factors including: a lack of access to high quality medical …

The US approach to the health of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
(IDD) is fraught with paradox. The health of this population has been of longstanding …

People with intellectual disability experience significantly more health problems than the
general population. Furthermore, there is considerable evidence that people with intellectual …

Background The vast health inequities experienced by people with intellectual disability
remain indisputable. Persistent and contemporary challenges exist for primary healthcare …

The concern that most people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are
''invisible''in health surveillance has been the focus of attention for at least two decades …

The World Report on Disability, issued by the World Health Organization and the World
Bank (2011), offers a comprehensive, evidence-based, global picture of individuals with …