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Dementia Awareness

Minimising Your Risk and Maximising Your Health
To reduce your chances of developing Dementia you should consider the following;
 Aim for a heart healthy lifestyle.
 Keep physically active
 Keep socially active and connected to others.
 Keep your brain active, continue your education throughout your life

There are a few forms of Dementia that have a significant genetic component and cannot be minimized by
todays technologies, likewise there may be environmental factors as yet unrecognized, that may contribute
to our chances of developing Dementia.

By adopting healthy lifestyle choices we can reduce our risk factors. The earlier in our lives me make these
choices the bigger the impact they may have.

While there is no way of being able to guarantee our future health, there are things we can do to mitigate
the impact that Dementia may have on us and others. On such thing is to help move our community to be a
more Dementia aware and enabling. It is important to recognize the rights of people with Dementia under
the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
To view this presentation online click here https://www.southerndag.org/Video/2018/aware103/

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