How a Community of Practice (COP) can Promote Good Bone Health and Falls Awareness in Persons with an Intellectual Disability Authors .L. Ledger, A. Spencer and D. Rodger - St Michaels House, Ireland; St Marys Hospital HSE, Ireland

 Introduction: The Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS‐TILDA) highlighted reduced bone density, osteoporosis and falls related injuries as a health concern for persons with an intellectual disability (TILDA‐IDS 2011, 2014, 2017, TCD). Incidence of osteoporosis and osteopenia are higher when compared to the general population. Due to a deficit in educational material targeting this population on bone health www.happybones.ie was developed.