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Filtering by: Creator Dixon, Alicia M. Committee Member Bovbjerg, Viktor Subject Developmentally disabled -- Health and hygiene

Development of a physical activity health promotion program for the group home setting

Creator:

Dixon-Ibarra, Alicia Mae

Abstract:

Background: A particular health inequity that has drawn national attention is obesity in persons with disabilities (CDC, 2011). Estimates suggest that as many as 80% of adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability (ID) are overweight or obese (Stanish & Draheim, 2005). Despite the benefits of being active (e.g. controlling...

Resource Type:

Dissertation