Intellectual and Development Disabilities Plain Language Introduction
In June 2025 APHA released a new version of the primer on intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD): “Getting People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities What They Need, A Plain-Language Introduction for Public Health Workers.”
This introduction helps public health workers better understand how to get people with IDD what they need and includes 4 parts, to access the table of contents click any of the sections below:
Part 1: Background...........................................................................................................................4
Part 2: What problems do people with IDD have in getting what they need to be healthy?......9
Part 3: How do social causes of health problems affect people with IDD?................................14
Part 4: Helpful strategies and resources to support people with IDD........................................22
This introduction helps public health workers better understand how to get people with IDD what they need and includes 4 parts, to access the table of contents click any of the sections below:
Part 1: Background...........................................................................................................................4
Part 2: What problems do people with IDD have in getting what they need to be healthy?......9
Part 3: How do social causes of health problems affect people with IDD?................................14
Part 4: Helpful strategies and resources to support people with IDD........................................22