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Healthy menus win top honours at HSE and Irish Heart Foundation awards

December 12, 2022 by LifeandFitness

Healthy menus win top honours at HSE and Irish Heart Foundation awards

Thirty healthcare sites providing meals for over 27,000 HSE employees, have been honoured for their commitment to healthy food choices on their staff and visitor menus. At the Happy Heart Healthy Eating Awards, 18 facilities nationwide achieved gold status for creating a healthier food environment for staff and visitors – a record number since the HSE and Irish Heart … [Read more...] about Healthy menus win top honours at HSE and Irish Heart Foundation awards

Ireland’s first official GAA Healthy Clubs receive national recognition

November 8, 2017 by admin

Ireland’s first official GAA Healthy Clubs receive national recognition

The award winning Healthy Clubs Project (HCP) aims to turn clubs into hubs for health in their communities With almost the same number of GAA clubs as GPs across Ireland, the project offers a new setting in which to deliver health promotion and interventions[i] GAA ambassador Seán Cavanagh commends the clubs for their leadership   A special ceremony with … [Read more...] about Ireland’s first official GAA Healthy Clubs receive national recognition

Health Matters as HSE South declares UCC ‘Health Promoting University’

February 24, 2015 by admin

University College Cork (UCC) has passed its final check-up with flying colours on the road to being declared a ‘Health Promoting University’, with HSE South confirming the accolade this week. A ceremony is to take place on Wednesday 25 February at 3pm to mark the culmination of several years of work, at which the HSE South will present UCC with a flag representing the University’s continued commitment to health promotion. The recognition formally acknowledges that health has been meaningfully integrated into the culture, processes and policies of UCC. Senior HSE South officials are to attend along with Cllr. Mary Shields, Lord Mayor of Cork, as well as student and staff members of UCC Health Matters, the Student Experience Office, the UCC Students’ Union, the President of UCC and members of senior management amongst others. The entire UCC community has been involved in the journey, with the initiative first put in place in 2010. UCC President Dr Michael Murphy then signed an agreement with HSE South in December 2012 committing the University to officially becoming a health promoting setting as inspired by the World Health Organisation’s Health Promoting University (HPU) framework. Photographed were: Emily Lynch, UC UCCHealth Matters Team, Dr. Michael Byrne, Head of Student Health Service, UCC/ Co-Cordinator UCCHealth Matters, Dave Carey, UCCHealth Matters Team, Michael Hanrahan, Clubs Health Promotion Officer, Dr. Dave Otway, UCC, Fiona O Donnell, UCCHealth Matters Team and Cian Power, UCC SU Welfare Officer, Co-Cordinator UCCHealth Matters. Photo by Tomas Tyner, UCC.

University College Cork (UCC) has passed its final check-up with flying colours on the road to becoming a ‘Health Promoting University’, with HSE South confirming the accolade. A letter received by UCC from Health Promotion and Improvement, HSE South, marks the university out as a leader nationally for its efforts under the umbrella of the UCC Health Matters initiative, … [Read more...] about Health Matters as HSE South declares UCC ‘Health Promoting University’

Limerick Kids Manage Weight Through Fun Programme

September 3, 2012 by admin

An eight-week programme aimed at helping overweight and underactive children develop a healthy approach to weight management will be held in Adare during October and November. Hosted by the County Limerick Sports Partnership and the Health Service Executive (HSE) through the Get Back Challenge, the Way to Go Kids!’ programme will feature parent and child classes, and weekly … [Read more...] about Limerick Kids Manage Weight Through Fun Programme

PSI to Support Quit Smoking Campaign as Guidance Issued to Pharmacies on Electronic Cigarettes

June 10, 2011 by newsdesk

The PSI(Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland), the pharmacy regulator, has announced it will be supporting the HSE’s new Quit Smoking campaign and, as the statutory body for pharmacists and pharmacies in Ireland, has issued guidance to the pharmacy profession on electronic cigarettes. Dr Ambrose McLoughlin, CEO and Registrar of the PSI, said the regulator has recently … [Read more...] about PSI to Support Quit Smoking Campaign as Guidance Issued to Pharmacies on Electronic Cigarettes

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