Health Matters for People with Developmental Disabilities: Creating a Sustainable Health Promotion Progam (Marks, Sisirak, & Heller)

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The guide for planning a health promotion program for adults with disabilities

Health Matters for People with Developmental Disabilities
Creating a Sustainable Health Promotion Program
By Beth Marks, RN, Ph.D., Jasmina Sisirak, M.P.H., & Tamar Heller, Ph.D.

Foreword
Beverly J. McElmurry

"A blockbuster text that will shift the paradigm ... from a medically oriented focus to a more socially constructive emphasis on empowerment, self-determination, and the right of people with developmental disabilities to live a healthy lifestyle in the community"—James H. Rimmer, Ph.D., Director, National Center on Physical Activity and Disability

"The authors have carefully provided an easy-to-understand framework for establishing programs that will change lives ... for people with and without disabilities."—Joan Guthrie Medlen, RN, LD, Author, The Down Syndrome Nutrition Handbook: A Guide to Promoting Healthy Lifestyles; President, JEM Communications; Clinical Advisor for Health Literacy, Special Olympics, Healthy Athletes Program

Adults with developmental disabilities are at significant risk for health problems. Effective health promotion can improve outcomes—and that's why adult day and residential agencies, schools, and other organizations need this invaluable program development guide. An urgent call to action and a start-to-finish framework for health promotion, this book shows administrators and service providers how to increase supports for health education, exercise and nutrition by implementing their own successful program.

With practical guidance on every stage of program development, readers will discover how to

effectively communicate the key "selling points" of a health promotion program, from improved quality of life to reduced cost of health care
win the support of everyone involved, from senior management to direct support staff
manage practical aspects like budgeting, gathering resources, and recruiting staff
use Universal Design to develop a program that welcomes people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities
motivate program participants with creative activities and strategies
ensure lasting improvements in health behaviors by setting up environmental and organizational supports
evaluate the program's outcomes and identify areas for improvement

To help them implement their own health promotion program, readers will get practical planning tools:

a "getting started" checklist
a sample Program Timeline and budget
lists of Internet and community resources
and assessment tools for determining their participants' needs, their current resources, and the success of their program.

The ideal complement to the proven Health Matters health education curriculum, this highly accessible program development guide will help service providers ensure better health—and better lives—for adults with a wide range of disabilities.

Health Matters for People with Developmental Disabilities: Creating a Sustainable Health Promotion Program

ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-59857-000-7
Paperback / 176 pages/ 7 x 10
2010 / $29.95
Stock# 70007

Table of Contents

About the Authors
Foreword
Beverly J. McElmurry
Preface
Acknowledgments

1. Health Promotion and Health Status

2. Behaviors and Environment

3. Setting Goals with Individuals and Your Organization

4. Implementing a Health Promotion Program

5. Sustaining Your Health Promotion Program

Appendix: Health Matters Assessment

Introduction
Health MAtters Assessment of Needs (HMAN)
Helath Matters Assessment of Capacity (HMAC)
Demographics

Index