HSE Health and Wellbeing
As we, as a society, continue to live with the realities of COVID, concerning trends are continuing to emerge about the use of alcohol. References to alcohol circulating on social media are often framed in a light hearted way seeing alcohol as a coping mechanism during quarantine and as a natural accompaniment to a ‘virtual’ […]
As part of their ongoing work to promote inter-sectoral collaboration on the promotion of physical activity, the I-PARC 2021 annual conference took place recently via zoom. This event had Irish and international speakers addressing the broad areas of the opportunities presented by COVID-19. The presentations included a focus on best practice in the areas of […]
Implementation of Making Every Contact Count (MECC): developing a collaborative strategy to optimise and scale-up MECC Many chronic illnesses can be prevented if people adopt healthier lifestyle behaviours. The Making Every Contact Count programme aims to train all healthcare professionals to support their patients in making healthier lifestyle choices during routine healthcare contacts. Following an […]
The HSE has established a programme of work to focus on the health and wellbeing needs of older people. Due to the priority focus on older people as a result of their experience of both COVID-19 itself and the ongoing restrictions, a health and wellbeing programme has been established to co-ordinate the HSE response. This […]
Mental health and wellbeing has come to the fore due to the pandemic and there are a growing number of resources available to utilise for people to learn more about their mental health and wellbeing and how they protect and promote it. Two such free evidenced based programmes available from HSE Health and Wellbeing are: […]
This year’s Operation Transformation is being supported by Healthy Ireland. Staff Health and Wellbeing is one of the three strategic priorities for the implementation of Healthy Ireland in the Health Service. Healthy Ireland sponsored Operation Transformation this year. The Operation Transformation programme encourages the Irish public to get active and get healthy. Over the course […]
If you can quit smoking for 28 days, you are five times more likely to quit for good. Starting from the 2nd March 2021, people who smoke all over Ireland will be taking the 28-day challenge. According to recent research, the COVID-19 pandemic was a trigger for some to start smoking again. This is not […]
