HSE Health and Wellbeing
The Tobacco Free Ireland (TFI) Programme are delighted to launch a new resource for youth workers: The ‘Youth Prevention Toolkit: E-cigarettes’. The purpose of the toolkit is to offer current and precise information about e-cigarettes and other nicotine delivery systems for individuals who interact with young people. It includes explanations about these devices, their health […]
Do you ever wonder why we leave shops with food we didn’t plan to buy? Why we go for a walk on the beach and end up with a coffee and a bun? Even when we go to play sports, we can still end up buying a bar of chocolate. It is because of our […]
A total of 327 older people across Ireland were presented with special tablet devices as part of the Healthy Age Friendly Homes Programme. The initiative aims to reduce incidents of social isolation and introduce older people to a new world of technology and communication. The project is funded through the Sláintecare Integration Fund and delivered […]
Active Healthy Me is an exciting health, wellbeing and physical activity programme that works with people with disabilities to increase their knowledge and understanding about the benefits of being physically active and living a healthy lifestyle. It is a partnership programme between Active Disability Ireland and the HSE, aimed at people with disabilities attending day […]
This year, to mark Men’s Health week 2024 (June 10th – 16th) Irish rugby star Rob Kearney joined a Men’s Health Week Webinar hosted by HSE Health and Wellbeing in conjunction with the National Centre for Men’s Health in SETU, the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland and the Men’s Development Network as part of a […]
On the 19th of June the HSE Healthy Weight for Children Programme Leads from the Healthy Eating Active Living Programme and the National Healthy Childhood Programme hosted a webinar that brought together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to learn about the latest research, developments, and resources in child health and weight. Sarah O’Brien, National Lead […]
Steps to Health 2024 kicked off on the 13th of June and we had a record breaking 1117 teams register for the event. 8441 staff registered as part of these teams and got moving for 5 weeks with the challenge closing on Sunday 16th of June. A whopping 1.75 billion steps were recorded on the […]
Mental health promotion is a critical aspect of public health that requires a comprehensive and collaborative approach. In a recent episode of the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, host Fergal Fox facilitated a discussion among keynote speakers from the National Health Promotion Conference in Galway. The panel included experts from Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, […]