help for people with learning disabilities to lose weight...
Get 12 months’ free support for children and adults with learning disabilities to manage weight in a friendly and supportive environment.
This includes:
- 1-2-1 meetings with a specialist advisor to help develop a personal plan incorporating healthy eating and physical activity
- Health walks
- Fun and friendly multi-sport activities including boccia, new age kurling, seating volleyball and swimming
80% of people with learning disabilities are overweight so it's probably a lot more common than you think.
You may be concerned about someone you care for and want to help them get fit and healthy.
Our caring and friendly Livewell advisors will work with you and the individual to develop a flexible plan that suits everyone's needs. It will include healthy eating advice and physical activity sessions that cater for all physical and emotional difficulties connected to learning disabilities.
What's more, we make everything fun and simple so that it's as easy as possible to make lifestyle changes.
- Must be registered to a Derby GP practice
- Children aged 7-18 with a BMI of 85th centile or above
- Adults aged 19 and over with a BMI of 30 or above
- Parents or carers can ask the individual's GP or health professional to refer them
For more information call 01332 641254
Livewell is funded to help as many individuals as possible in Derby to live a healthier lifestyle. Due to high demand for the weight management programmes, Livewell cannot accept applications from people who have already completed their Livewell 12-month weight management plan.