Recognising and Reducing Health Inequalities: community development in action in a voluntary organisation

By: Community Development and Health Network

This case study explores the impact of the Elevate programme on a medium sized voluntary organisation that provides services for people living with dementia. Elevates workshop led them to thinking about the social determinants of health, and carry out a survey , which highlighted the inequalities for people living with dementia and the need for an organisational approach.

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