HSE Health and Wellbeing
Community Food & Nutrition Workers (CFNWs), funded by HSE Health and Wellbeing, are working alongside disadvantaged communities to improve health and wellbeing in designated Sláintecare Healthy Community areas by addressing poor diet and food insecurity. CFNWs support individuals, families and community groups experiencing health inequalities. The role recognises that healthy eating is influenced by more […]
Sláintecare Healthy Communities (SHC) continued to make a meaningful difference throughout 2024, reaching more than 10,000 people across Ireland. While the figures show steady growth, it’s the stories behind those numbers that reveal the true value of this work. At its heart, SHC is about removing barriers to health and wellbeing by meeting people where […]
Bray & North Wicklow Area Partnership’s Social Prescribing service delivered a 5-week evening programme Thrive Through Menopause, in September and October 2025 in Bray, providing expert information in the areas of medical options, bone health, nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle options. Twenty women attended each week and had the opportunity to ask workshop facilitators questions […]
The inaugural Sláintecare Healthy Communities National Conference 2025 was held this week on October 21st in DCU St. Patricks; bringing together stakeholders from across health, local government, and community sectors to champion the ongoing work to address health inequalities. This is the first occasion where all the stakeholders in the programme have been brought together. […]
Let’s Talk Dementia Webinar Join our upcoming webinar with Dr Seán O’Dowd, Consultant Neurologist, Tallaght University Hospital; and Clinical Lead, National Dementia Services, along with an expert panel to the ‘Let’s Talk Dementia’ webinar on Wednesday 22nd January 2025 (11.00am – 12.15pm). The expert panel will explore dementia and its various types, the vital role […]
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD and Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD, recently launched a new €13m Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme to support increased health and wellbeing services to 19 communities in Ireland. This is a new cross-Government initiative to deliver increased supports targeting health inequalities. The […]