Supporting health and wellbeing: people with intellectual disability, families, supporters
Date: 23 June
Time: 2.15pm-3.45pm AEST
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People with intellectual disability can face barriers to staying healthy and getting the care they need.
Families and supporters play an important role in supporting good health and helping people access healthcare.
Taking a proactive approach to health can make a real difference. This includes regular health checks, understanding what to look out for, working collaboratively with health professionals and knowing how to support someone to get the right care at the right time.
This 90-minute webinar, part of the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health (the Centre) webinar series, will focus on practical ways families and supporters can support good health for people with intellectual disability.
You will hear from experts, people with lived experience, and families. They will share real examples, simple strategies, and useful tools you can use in everyday life.
Join us to learn
- Why regular health checks matter
- How to support someone to prepare for and attend health appointments
- Real experiences from people with intellectual disability and families
- Practical ways to take a proactive approach to health.
Who is this webinar for?
- Families and supporters
- Disability support workers
- People with intellectual disability
- Advocates.
The speakers
- Professor Nick Lennox
- Brook Canaham
- Dr Rebecca Kelly
