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Helen Henderson is Senior Day Centre Officer at Ellon Resource Centre in Aberdeenshire, which provides a day service to people with learning disabilities. We asked her what benefits the award has brought to the centre and its service users.

  • Q. What were your main reasons for applying for the healthyliving award?
  • A. To promote healthier menus within the centre, as I was already facilitating a Healthy Living group, looking at food, exercise etc.
  • Q. What have been the main benefits to your organisation of achieving the award?
  • A. More healthy choices are on offer so that we fulfil our duty of care to promote a healthier lifestyle.
  • Q. Do you feel that working towards and achieving the award has been worthwhile?
  • A. Yes, it has raised awareness of healthy living amongst our service users, and made our cooks more aware when making up new menus!
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issue twenty-two:
May 2012
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