Health Promotion For People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities

This book offers a wide range of health and social care professionals, the knowledge and strategies to address key issues, enabling and empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to enjoy healthier lives.

Laurence Taggart is a registered nurse for people with intellectual disabilities and a nursing lecturer. He is leader of the Research Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. Wendy Cousins is a chartered psychologist and an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society. She is a member of the Research Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland where she is course director for degree programmes in health and wellbeing.