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My Health Matters, an Easy Read tool for health communication

My Health Matters is an Easy Read folder with tools to help you get ready for health appointments and talk to health professionals.
Who is it for?
People with intellectual disability
What is it about?
Ways to get better health care, Looking after your health information
Who made it?
Council for Intellectual Disability
When was it made?
It was created
3 years ago
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My Health Matters Folder

A pink coloured folder with the words My Health Matters on front.

My Health Matters is a folder for your health information. 

It helps you share your information with doctors and health workers.  

You can take the folder to health appointments. 

It can help people understand how to support you.  

You can write what you want people to know.  

You can put information in the folder before a health appointment.  

You can do this on your own or with a supporter.  

The folder has three parts.  

1: About me  

2: My medical information  

3: Tools for my appointment  

You can watch a video about how people use the folder. 

It was made by the Council for Intellectual Disability (CID). 

What you can do with My Health Matters 

My Health Matters is an Easy Read folder about your health. It helps you share information with doctors, nurses and other health workers. 

You can take the folder with you when you see a or health worker. It can help them understand how to support you during appointments. 

The folder is for you. You can write down what you want people to know about you and your health. You can write about what helps you and what does not help you. 

You can put information in the folder before a health appointment. You can do this on your own or with a supporter. 

What is in the folder?

The folder has three parts. 

Part 1: About me 

This part is about you. You can tell people how to support you. You can write what you like and what you do not like. 

Part 2: My medical information 

This part is about your health. You can write important health information, your important contacts, and your health choices. 

Part 3: Tools for my appointment 

This part helps you show how you feel. You can use tools like “How sick I feel today” and “I have these feelings today”. 

Who made My Health Matters?

It was made by the Council for Intellectual Disability. They are part of the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health. 

You can get the folder in Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. More languages are coming. 

 

This resource was made by

Council for Intellectual Disability

A disability rights organisation led by people with intellectual disability.