These animations identify 12 factors that raise the risk of dementia, including:
diabetes
obesity
physical inactivity
brain injury
depression
social isolation
To reduce the risk, older people are advised to keep physically and mentally active, consume a healthy balanced diet, avoid head injury, and stay connected.
These videos are available in 10 languages in recognition of the almost 30% of Australians over 65 who were born overseas who are mainly from non-English speaking countries.
عربى ARABIC, 廣東話 CANTONESE, ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΆ GREEK, हिंदी HINDI, ITALIANO ITALIAN, 普通话 MANDARIN, ESPAÑOL SPANISH, தமிழ் TAMIL, TIẾNG VIỆT VIETNAMESE and MOSAIC.