State Implementation Project for Preventing Secondary Conditions and Promoting the Health of People with Developmental Disabilities
Project Description:
Earlier work of Rimmer, Braddock aned Fujiura noted that individuals residing in less restrictive community settings (e.g., family) had a significantly higher rate of obesity and low physical activity participation compared to individuals residing in highly structured settings (e.g., institution). Based on these and other reports, overweight/obesity, poor nutrition, and low physical fitness are major problems among people with developmental disabilities residing in community settings. These secondary conditions have a substantial negative impact on quality of life and must be targeted in future intervention research.
The focus of this project is to develop the infrastructure for a statewide surveillance system that tracks the health status of adults with developmental disabilities. The surveillance data will help guide future health promotion intervention research addressing the secondary conditions of overweight/obesity, low physical fitness and poor nutritional status in persons with developomental disabilities. Speciifically, the statewide surveillance system will monitor the following measureable characteristics of disability over the life course of individuals with developmental disabilities:
a) functional limitations and functional status
b) specific secondary conditions resulting from a developmental disability
c)quality of life among persons with developmental disabilties and their families
d)state-specific data that would support program development and evaluation of interventions at the state level.
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Disadvantaged Circumstances
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
National
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
