HSE Health and Wellbeing
ACTION Ireland study – Awareness, Care and Treatment in Obesity management in Ireland The ACTION Ireland study surveyed 504 people living with obesity (PWO) and 159 healthcare professionals (HCPs) with the aim of exploring perceptions, attitudes, practices, and barriers to effective obesity management in Ireland. This is the first Irish dataset capturing the experience of […]
Obesity stigma refers to the negative attitudes and beliefs associated with obesity, including bias, discrimination, stereotyping and social exclusion. We know from research that it is all too common in today’s society for people living with obesity to experience stigma across a number of settings, including healthcare, education, the workplace, Media and in personal relationships. […]
How we communicate about children’s health matters, and has the potential to shift hearts and minds on the issue. That’s why, on the 21st of March, HSE Health and Wellbeing hosted a webinar on Effective Communications for Child Health and Obesity. The webinar aimed to introduce different ways of communicating about child health and obesity […]
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 […]