Health targets for people with an intellectual disability

Abstract

This article describes the development and identification of a set of health targets for adults with an intellectual disability. The authors developed the targets through a process of collaboration, consultation and literature review. The targets were included if reliable studies had shown the conditions to be highly prevalent, easily detected, and amenable to treatments that are readily available. It is envisaged that these targets will be further refined and eventually endorsed by IASSID for presentation to the World Health Organisation in the year 2000.