HSE Health and Wellbeing
Social prescribing is a model of care that recognises the impact of social factors such as poverty, isolation, and loneliness on health and wellbeing. It offers healthcare professionals a means of referring people to a range of non-clinical community supports that can have significant benefits for their overall health and wellbeing. Social Prescribing Day is […]
You are invited to our latest webinar which is focussed on our new key messages about promoting physical activity, which is fundamental to our health and wellbeing. This will be of interest to professionals and practitioners in health, education, social care, sport & exercise and local authorities. The HSE and Department of Health have published […]
Tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland causing almost 100 deaths each week and results in significant costs to the health service in treating illness caused by tobacco. In 2023, the HSE Stop Smoking Services engaged with over 19,000 people who wanted support to quit smoking. It follows significant investment […]
On 24th January, HSE Healthy Ireland and HSE National Dementia Office hosted a webinar titled ‘Think Brain Health: Discover how healthy behaviours support your incredible brain’. There was huge interest in this topic with large numbers joining on the day and also watching the recording. During this webinar, Sarah Mc Cormack, HSE Healthy Ireland Lead, […]
In the latest HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast episode, host Noreen Turley talks openly about menopause with two women’s health experts, Dr. Cliona Murphy, a Gynaecologist and Clinical Director at the HSE National Women & Infants Health Programme, and Dr. Caoimhe Hartley, a General Practitioner and Clinical Lead of the Complex Menopause Clinic at […]
The implementation of financial incentives in stop smoking services is now becoming mainstreamed in some countries. It is therefore timely that, the Tobacco Free Ireland Programme will be working with the RSCI and the local stop smoking services to implement a Health Research Board pilot programme that will provide financial incentives to help people stop […]
