Date of Publication
Winter 1-23-2019
Abstract
Introduction
There are 7-8 million individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities living in the US.
• 91,795 of this population lives in Vermont
• Historically marginalized and isolated community
• Socioeconomic, health-related, and emotional burden
• Public health-related disparity
Champlain Community Services (CCS): non-profit service provider and coordinator for 86 persons with intellectual disabilities in Northwestern Vermont
Objectives:
• Develop and apply measures to better understand and evaluate quality of life in the population CCS serves.
• Recommend improvement to CCS data collection and evaluation methods.
• Provide a basis for future recommendations to CCS services that are aligned to the needs of consumers.
Advisor(s)
Stephen Everse
UVM Larner College of Medicine
Mike Reilly
Champlain Community Services
Agency
Champlain Community Services
Subjects
Disability and Health, Health-Related Quality of Life & Well-Being, Educational and Community-Based Programs
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Brandao-Viruet, Karla; Callahan, Katherine; Chmielewski, Michael; Epstein, Samuel; Lynch, Elizabeth; Puleo, Emily; Tan, Derek; Reilly, Mike; and Everse, Stephen, "Understanding and Evaluating Quality of Life for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: A Northwestern Vermont Population Study" (2019). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 281.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/281