Desirable outcomes
People with disabilities and their families:
- are reached by the same health promotion messages as members of the general community;
- possess the knowledge, skills and support to enable them to achieve good levels of health, including the areas of reproductive health, sexuality and HIV/AIDS.
Health-care personnel:
- improve their awareness of the health needs of people with disabilities;
- respond to these needs through relevant health promotion actions;
- design or adapt health promotion materials and programmes to meet the specific needs of people with disabilities.
CBR organizations:
- value good health;
- undertake health-promoting activities in the workplace for their staff;
- model health-promoting activities, such as anti-smoking programmes and exercise, for all clients.
The community:
- provides a supportive environment for people with disabilities to participate in activities that promote good health;
- does not engage in practices that are harmful to people with disabilities.
