HSE Health and Wellbeing
International Men’s Health Week (MHW) will run from Monday 15th until Sunday 21st June (Father’s Day). HSE Health and Wellbeing is proud to work in partnership with the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI) to support this important annual campaign. The overall aims of the week are to support men and boys to engage in […]
HSE Health and Wellbeing, together with a range of partners, hosted a Men’s Health Webinar this week titled Minding Yourself and Others, with special guest Keith Donald, who has famously played with Moving Hearts, Van Morrison, Sinead O’Connor, Mary Coughlan, Christy Moore, and loads more. Lorcan Brennan from the Men’s Development Network was the host, […]
Movember launched the ‘Real Face of Men’s Health’ report recently. The report highlighted that while there have been notable improvements in men’s health and their life expectancy since the introduction of the National Men’s Health Policy in 2009, that men in Ireland continue to die too young from largely preventable causes. The comprehensive study, produced […]
Men’s Health Week (MHW) 2025, focused on championing the vital role that social connection plays in engaging and supporting men under the theme of ‘Shoulder to Shoulder, Connecting for Health’ . MHW runs annually in June, leading up to Father’s Day. HSE Health and Wellbeing, in partnership with the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI), […]
In preparation for Men’s Health Week 2025, a free webinar took place on Wednesday, 30th April 10am – 11am, for partners, stakeholders and supporters of Men’s Health Week, a recording of the webinar is available to watch on our YouTube channel. The purpose of this event was to encourage anyone interested in promoting, supporting or […]
HSE Health and Wellbeing, together with the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland, the Men’s Development Network and the National Centre for Men’s Health in SETU, launched the second National Men’s Health Action Plan, Healthy Ireland – Men (HIM) (2024 – 2028) on 18th November last. Dr Philip Crowley, National Director of Wellbeing, Equality, Climate and […]
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 […]
Males constitute almost 50% of the population on the island of Ireland and, therefore, deserve to have a gender lens focused upon their specific health needs. Research also shows that men experience a high burden of ill-health and die too young. Their poorer lifestyles are responsible for a high proportion of chronic diseases and men’s […]