Health Equity for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Kenton J. Johnston, Marshall H. Chin, Harold A. Pollack
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses 3 types of systemic health inequity experienced by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities—stigma, exclusion, and devaluation of worth; underrepresentation in population epidemiology and research; and inadequate access to care and social services—and suggests potential approaches to ameliorating inequities in each of these areas.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEquity (law)Stigma (botany)Intellectual disabilityHealth equityHealth careSocial stigmaEpidemiologyGerontologyPublic healthPsychiatryEconomic growthFamily medicineNursingHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Internal medicineEconomicsPolitical scienceLawDown syndrome and intellectual disability researchFamily and Disability Support ResearchAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare