HSE Health and Wellbeing
Congratulations to the Royal Hospital Donnybrook on achieving the Silver level of the Happy Heart Healthy Eating Award. This award recognises the hospital’s continued commitment to creating a healthier food environment for staff and visitors alike. The Happy Heart Healthy Eating Award is a unique health promotion initiative developed by the Irish Heart Foundation in […]
The catering team at The National Rehabilitation Hospital celebrated its commitment to creating a healthy food environment for staff and visitors. The Dublin hospital achieved its Happy Heart Healthy Eating Award Gold level recertification in October 2024, having previously achieved the Silver award two years ago. The Happy Heart Healthy Eating Award is a unique […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Happy Heart Healthy Eating at Work Awards programme, run in conjunction with the Irish Heart Foundation and HSE Health & Wellbeing are supporting catering facilities in healthcare settings access expert guidance and support to assist them to: adopt healthier cooking practices and healthier options, without incurring substantial costs ensure healthier options are promoted and […]
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 […]