Attending to the health needs of people with intellectual disability: quality standards

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Main Author: Jean O'Hara
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2008
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contents Attending to the health needs of people with intellectual disability: quality standards Jean O'Hara Salud quality standards mental health physical health intellectual disability People with intellectual disabilities remain among the mostvulnerable members of society and often face many barriersto healthcare. They experience major health problems andrisks yet pay a ´disability penalty´, the result of social exclusion,discrimination and isolation. If public health strategies are toaddress the physical and mental health needs of people withintellectual disabilities, attention needs to be given to theirparticular health profile. Health targets, quality standardsand outcome measures must attend to their needs, for themeasure of civilisation is how well we treat those who aredeemed more vulnerable and less able in society. This articlehighlights how these issues are being addressed in ´westernised´countries and some of the dilemmas and challengesfaced by health care organisations. 2008 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10608708 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.2 Vol.50
format Artículo científico
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language en
publishDate 2008
publisher Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
spellingShingle Attending to the health needs of people with intellectual disability: quality standards
Jean O'Hara
Salud
quality
standards
mental health
physical health
intellectual disability
Attending to the health needs of people with intellectual disability: quality standards Jean O'Hara Salud quality standards mental health physical health intellectual disability People with intellectual disabilities remain among the mostvulnerable members of society and often face many barriersto healthcare. They experience major health problems andrisks yet pay a ´disability penalty´, the result of social exclusion,discrimination and isolation. If public health strategies are toaddress the physical and mental health needs of people withintellectual disabilities, attention needs to be given to theirparticular health profile. Health targets, quality standardsand outcome measures must attend to their needs, for themeasure of civilisation is how well we treat those who aredeemed more vulnerable and less able in society. This articlehighlights how these issues are being addressed in ´westernised´countries and some of the dilemmas and challengesfaced by health care organisations. 2008 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10608708 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.2 Vol.50
title Attending to the health needs of people with intellectual disability: quality standards
topic Salud
quality
standards
mental health
physical health
intellectual disability
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10608708