Healthy Lifestyles and Primary Healthcare

This discussion is based upon the chapter of the same title by Jane Tracy and Teresa Iacono in the book Disability Practice Safeguarding Quality Service Delivery (Bigby & Hough, 2023).Link to read and free download:https://bit.ly/4bXQnO7The episode provides an overview of the implications of poor health and why poor health is often experienced by people with intellectual disabilities. Optimal health is central to being able to enjoy the best possible quality of life. The chapter explores the roles that disability support workers and others play in ensuring good health of people with intellectual disabilities, and the skills they need.