How can we help people with learning disabilities to improve…

How can we help people with learning disabilities to improve their health?

Dementia Care
July 27, 2017

We know that people with a learning disability have worse health than other people, and die sooner than they should.

They are 58 times more likely to die before the age of 50, and 4 times more likely to have a preventable cause of death. (Disability Rights Commission, 2006; Department of Health, 2008.)

Earlier this year, we were given some money from the NHS to help solve this problem.

But where should we start?

There are a lot of problems when it comes to making health and health services more equal, but we wanted to give people with a learning disability a simple message to take control of their health.

The message we are telling people is: claim your right to a free health check, be more active, and eat healthy food.

We made a film, following a character called Steve, with the aim of inspiring people to do these three things.

We also included a section about finding a job or volunteer role, because employment has proven benefits to somebody’s health and well-being.

You can watch the film here:

https://vimeo.com/225419333

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