Sight loss community engagement
Focus Birmingham
From November 2022 to November 2023 Birmingham Public Health partnered with Focus Birmingham to disseminate the findings from the sight loss community health profile and co-produce solutions to tackle identified health inequalities.
The project from Focus Birmingham focused primarily on promoting uptake of eye screening services and support for a variety of communities, including:
Black Caribbean and South Asian Communities
These target communities were identified due to the increased risk of cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic eye disease amongst those community groups.
Focus Birmingham utilised several events to raise awareness of sight loss, including:
- a Windrush health and wellbeing event to raise awareness amongst Caribbean communities
- attendance at Guru Nanak Gurdwara to raise awareness amongst Asian communities
Stroke survivors
Data suggests that around 60% of stroke survivors experience visual impairment immediately after their stroke.
People with learning disabilities and autism
People with learning disabilities and/or autism are approximately 10 times more likely to experience sight loss than the general population.
Findings from initial engagement with the community demonstrated that initially 65% of participants (n=11/17) were not aware of the associated risks to their eyesight due to learning disability or autism.
Engagement partner information
Organisation: Focus Birmingham
Key project representatives: Tracy Johnson and Theresa
Email: info@focusbirmingham.org.uk
Telephone: 0121 393 4849
Page last updated: 5 April 2024
