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Health and well-being day gets thumbs up
This year’s health and well-being day for people with learning disabilities has been heralded as a big success as more than 160 people braved the weather to find out how to keep healthy and well earlier this month.
Herefordshire Council and NHS Herefordshire organised the event at the Kindle Centre with contributions and support from Tescos and many other local organisations and businesses.
Those attending were not daunted by the snow and ice and thoroughly enjoyed the interactive sessions like making smoothies on the smoothie bike and getting their fitness levels tested. They enjoyed tasting a wide range of foods and fruits, including freshly made bread with healthy home made soup and were treated to a bag of free fresh fruit to take away with them courtesy of Tescos.
Keeping happy and managing stress is as important as eating well and the Yam Jams music provided the delegates with a wonderful interactive music session which rocked the Kindle Centre.
Jayne Davies of the learning disabilities team said: “The evaluations completed at the end of the day show that those who attended increased their knowledge around health issues as a result which is good news. The atmosphere during the day was fantastic. By providing clear information and encouraging people to talk and learn, we felt many barriers that people with learning disabilities face were challenged and broken down.
“We want people with learning disabilities to enjoy as much independence as possible, and this means understanding basic health issues and knowing how to access services.
“Some of the key messages of the day were about keeping active, eating well and enjoying safe positive relationships.
“Stand holders and carers also enjoyed the event, finding the information available helpful and the networking an added bonus: being someone’s carer can be a challenging and sometimes an isolating experience. “
Herefordshire has around 700 adults registered across the county who have learning disabilities. Following the success of this event, the learning disability service is planning to hold future events like this one, to continue to improve the access for people with learning disabilities to local health services.
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: 29/01/2010 18:03:33
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