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Issue 4 October 2021

START Campaign: Focusses on Reducing Treats

Let’s go easy on the treats, is the latest phase of the START campaign, running for five weeks, it began Monday, 18th October 2021, on TV, radio, cinema, digital and social media. The campaign encourages families to give treats in small amounts and less often than perhaps they normally do. START research found that parents […]

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Issue 4 October 2021

HSE Overweight and Obesity Event

Breaking the stigma around this chronic disease The HSE, Health Eating & Active Living, Health & Wellbeing, hosted its third event, Overweight and Obesity…Lets Talk! on the 7th October. The event aimed to; share the science behind obesity as a chronic disease give practical information to help people manage and understand behaviours related to weight […]

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Issue 4 October 2021

Raising awareness of the Link between Alcohol and Cancer

The HSE Health and Wellbeing Alcohol Programme hosted a Webinar ‘Alcohol and Cancer – Reducing the Risk’, to support Mouth Cancer Awareness Day (MCAD) in conjunction with Mouth Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Ireland (MHNCAI).   The webinar can be viewed here. The serious impact of cancer on the lives of thousands of people in Ireland […]

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Issue 4 October 2021

What you need to know about contraception

Contraception for women aged 17-25 years old will be free from August next year, as part of measures announced in Budget 2022. Comprehensive information on the range of contraceptive methods is very important to enable people to make informed decisions about the most appropriate method of contraception for them. This year to mark World Contraception […]

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Issue 1 December 2020

Launch of the HSE Healthy Ireland Progress Report

  You are invited to the launch of the: HSE Healthy Ireland Progress Report 2015 – 2020 on November 2nd 2021 from 2 – 3.30pm  Also speaking at the launch we are delighted to welcome our guest speaker Prof Cíaran O’Boyle, Founding Director at RCSI Centre for Positive Psychology and Health who will share his expertise […]

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Issue 4 October 2021

Launch of the HSE National Framework for Governance, Management and Support of Health Research

The HSE National Framework for the Governance, Management and Support of Research (RGMS Framework) aims to protect research participants and to support health and social care staff to do research in a very complex ethical, legal and regulatory environment. The RGMS Framework is the first key output of the 10-year HSE Strategic Action Plan for […]

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Issue 3 July 2021

Social Prescribing

On July 20th a HSE Social Prescribing Framework was launched via a webinar by Minister Frank Feighan, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and National Drugs Strategy. The Framework supports the development of social prescribing within the HSE, outlines its key elements and provides guidance to enhance partnerships with the community […]