Health Promotion for Dual Diagnosis

Research shows that individuals with IDD are more likely to experience poor health, have unmet healthcare needs, be a victim of abuse, including physical, mental, and sexual abuse, and not live as long as people without intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Additionally, analyses of South Carolina’s Medicaid data showed that from 2001-2011, Medicaid members with I/DD had more than 21,000 potentially avoidable visits to the emergency department (CDC, 2019).

Resources for Health Promotion By Category

References

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CDC (2019). Addressing gaps in health care for individuals with intellectual disabilities. https://www.cdc.gov/grand- rounds/pp/2019/20191015-intellectual-disabilities-H.pdf.

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