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Issue 11 March 2023

Understanding Migrant Mental Health

A new module Understanding Migrant Mental Health has been designed to help health service staff to develop a broader cultural awareness regarding the mental health and wellbeing of people from migrant communities in Ireland. It is relevant to all staff of the HSE and HSE funded agencies whose role may include supporting or interacting with […]

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Issue 11 March 2023

Tobacco Free Campus training videos for staff launched on National No Smoking Day 2023

It’s recognized that implementing tobacco free health services is not easy and needs consistent leadership, management, communication and monitoring in order to be successful. With that in mind a series short instructional videos relating to the implementation of Tobacco Free Campus policy in the health service were launched at the National No Smoking Day: Patient […]

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Issue 11 March 2023

Active Healthy Me – Enabling Disability Day Service Users to be Active

“If you want to exercise, regardless of what your body looks like, whether you have an impairment or not, that is your right, you should be able to do that” (Sarah, Cara Survey Respondent) ‘Active Healthy Me’ is an exciting health, wellbeing and physical activity e-learning programme for disability day services that aims to enable […]

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Issue 11 March 2023

Save the date for this year’s Steps Challenge

The Steps to Health Challenge 2023 will take place this year from May 8th for 5 weeks until June 11th. Registration opens on 13th March 2023 at www.hse.ie/stepschallenge Annual feedback from participants consistently highlights the positive impact of Steps to Health on staff physical and mental wellbeing increasing workplace morale and physical activity levels. The […]