More information and contactsUpdating of the fact sheetsThe fact sheets were written or updated on the date shown at the end of each sheet. NSW CID will update the fact sheets on our website each year. If you have any suggestions for improvements or updates, please tell us – NSW CID’s contact details are at the foot of this page. Advocacy for better health careNSW CID advocates for change in service systems and the community so that people with intellectual disability can live better lives. Improved health care is one of our priorities. See the Advocacy section on our website. Key contacts in other statesThe fact sheets contain a lot of information that will be useful to readers in all parts of Australia. They will be most useful for people in NSW because they talk about NSW services. In three other states, there are intellectual disability health centres which are good starting points for local information:
Melbourne - Centre for Developmental Disability Health
Brisbane – Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Adelaide - Centre for Intellectual Disability Health Information on health issues
General
Child health
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Health of people with disability
Centre for Developmental Disability Health
Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Centre for Disability Studies, Sydney
Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care NSW
International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities
Other topics
National Rural Health Alliance Key references for health professionals
Management Guidelines, Developmental Disability
Health Care in People with Intellectual Disability: Guidelines for General Practitioners |
