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Adults with Learning disability and Health& Wellbeing

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Adults with Learning disability and Health& Wellbeing

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People with learning disabilities have poorer health than the general population, much of which is avoidable. This means that people with learning disabilities experience health inequalities, often starting early in life. The impact is serious. As well as having a poorer quality of life, people with learning disabilities die at a younger age than their non-disabled peers. There are five determinants of health inequalities 1:

1. Greater risk of exposure to the social determinants of poorer health such as poverty, poor housing, unemployment, discrimination and isolation.

2. Increased risk of health problems associated with specific genetic, biological and environmental causes of learning disabilities.

3. Communication difficulties and reduced understanding of health issues. Personal health risks and behaviours such as poor diet and lack of exercise.

4. Problems with access to healthcare provision.

Although health services have an important role to play, and need to do more to make their services accessible, many of the health issues that people with learning disabilities face are to do with social determinants of poorer health, and the support they receive regarding general health and wellbeing. Social care providers and support staff have an important role to play in promoting general health and wellbeing, and enabling access to primary health services. In order to support social care staff in this role the Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory (LDPHO: www.ihal.org.uk) has been working with the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG: www.vodg.org.uk/), the leading umbrella group of voluntary sector providers of social care services for adults, to develop guidance and a self-assessment exercise based on a charter.

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Improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities guidance

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The National Development Team for Inclusion is a social change organisation working to enable people at risk of exclusion, due to age or disability, to live the life they choose. We inspire and support policymakers, services and communities to make change happen - change that leads to better lives.

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The Elephant, The Rider and the Path - A Tale of Behavior Change

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social support to adults with Learning disability to change behaviour for improved QoL

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social support to adults with Learning disability to change behaviour for improved QoL

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Our new learning disability and autism support model - Dimensions Activate