title: National health surveillance of adults with disabilities, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and adults with no disabilities.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  People with disabilities experience worse health and poorer access to health care compared to people without disability. Large-scale health surveillance efforts have largely excluded adults with intellectual and developmental disability. This study expands knowledge of health status, health risks and preventative health care in a representative US sample comparing the health of adults with no disability to adults with intellectual and developmental disability and to adults with other types of disability.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purposes of this study were (1) to identify disparities between adults with intellectual and developmental disability and adults with no disability and (2) compare this pattern of disparities to the pattern between adults with other types of disability and adults without disability.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study compares health status, health risks and preventative health care in a national sample across three groups of adults: No Disability, Disability, and Intellectual and Developmental Disability. Data sources were the 2010 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey and the National Core Indicators Consumer Survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adults with disability and with intellectual and developmental disability were more likely to report being in poor health compared to adults without disability. Disability and intellectual and developmental disability conferred unique health risks and health care utilization patterns.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Significant disparities in health and health care utilization were found for adults with disability and developmental disability relative to adults without disability. Disability training for health care providers and health promotion research that identifies disability as a demographic group is needed.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, 1581 Dodd Dr, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Electronic address: Susan.Havercamp@osumc.edu.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Havercamp
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, 1581 Dodd Dr, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Haleigh M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006304:Health Status; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Developmental disability; Disability; Disparity; Health surveillance