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Longford County Council Healthy Ireland Local Government #healthy communities Longford's second Community Safety & Wellbeing Expo Tuesday 19th November in St Mary's Community Centre Edgeworthstown.

The first ever physical activity for health Mayo Prime Time of Life; 12-week evidence-based exercise programme to support individuals with long term health conditions finished on November 27th in Glenamoy, North Mayo.. Thank you to our partners EduFIT, Laois Sports Partnership and Cill Chomain GAA. Funding for the Glenamoy programme was provided by Slaintecare healthy Communities A huge thank you also to Justin Healy the exercise instructor lead on this pilot in Glenamoy for his dedication and excellent programme delivery.  Mayo Sports Partnership look forward to offering this evidence-based programme again in North Mayo in early 2025. Enquiries: [email protected] Well done to all the participants who received their fitness report update indicating improvements in all areas and their certificate of attendance on programme completion.

A great turnout last week at Longford Community Safety & Wellbeing Expo 2024. A collaboration between Longford County Council - Healthy Longford, Longford's Slaintecare Healthy Communities & Longford Community Safety Partnership. Over 50 Community expos there on the day made up of Voluntary, Community & Public Organisations. There was 5 secondary schools & 3 National schools there also with almost 500 attendees on the day. Dr Katriona O Suillivan was our keynote speaker not only was she motivational but inspiring to all- the quietness in the room when she was speaking says it all. Katriona spoke about her life, how she came through adversity to where she is now. Thank you so much Katriona; brilliant to have you to Longford. Great event, great turnout & thanks to all for their ongoing support. Longford County Council Healthy Ireland Local Government

📝 Case Study: A New Initiative to Enhance Social Connection and Fun in Waterford Communities A simple idea to promote social connection while promoting play and physical activity has seen over 30 successful visits across all municipal districts in the city and county, with a remarkable collaborative effort. Learn more about the results of this innovative social connection initiative and hear from community members in the full case study on our website 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eu3wRw-h #WellbeingLocalGov #HealthyIrelandLocalGovernment #SocialConnection #SocialInclusion Waterford City & County Council

📝 Case Study: Sláintecare Healthy Communities mobilise people in Taghmon Using Seed Funding allocated by the Department of Health under the SHCP, the Community Car Initiative has significantly improved the lives of locals living in Taghmon, Co. Wexford, mobilising the community and contributing to healthier lives. Watch the full video on the Community Car Initiative - available now on our website 🔗 https://lnkd.in/emy-Xp3a #WellbeingLocalGov #HealthyIrelandLocalGovernment #Community #CommunityInitiative #WexfordCountyCouncil

📝 Case Study: Healthy Wicklow Intergenerational Community Drumming Project Enhances Physical and Mental Health Under Healthy Ireland Round 4 Fund 2023 – 2025 one of the key performance indicators chosen for County Wicklow was an increase in an individual’s level of positive mental health as per the energy and vitality index, leading to the development of the intergenerational drumming project. Using the Pobal Deprivation Index, areas ranging from disadvantaged to very disadvantaged were identified, with the overarching objective being to use non-clinical activities to positively influence physical and mental health and wellbeing for people living in these areas and ensure a wide range of the population catered for. Read the full case study on the project on our website 🔗 https://lnkd.in/egzapNPh #WellbeingLocalGov #HealthyIrelandLocalGovernment #HealthyWicklow #MentalHealth #PhysicalWellbeing

The Slaintecare Healthy Communities Feabhas Report is now available to download on our website. Commissioned by Dublin City Council using Seed funding, the primary objective of this work was to establish a meaningful community engagement process and an evidence base for community engagement within the Sláintecare Healthy Community Programme (SHCP) in Dublin City. Access and download the report 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eZsTbD_M #WellbeingLocalGov #FeabhasProject #RCSI #Sláintecare #HealthyIrelandLocalGovernment

It was great to see 6 Healthy Ireland Local Government projects nominated in the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards, held Thursday the 21st of November, 2024 👏 ➡️ Donegal County Council – Model Beach Accessibility to Improve Health and Wellbeing – A Strategic Approach (Health and Wellbeing category) ➡️ Mayo County Council – Fit Sticks Trail (Health and Wellbeing category) ➡️ Waterford City – Connecting Communities – Healthy Communities Project (Municipal Districts Initiative Category) ➡️ Limerick City and County Council – Limerick Migrant Integration Forum (Diversity and Inclusion Category) ➡️ Wexford County Council – Community Calendar (Communications Category) ➡️ Wexford County Council – Sporting Memories (Aged Friendly Initiative – Category) #ChamberAwards #ChambersIreland #LocalGovernment #WellbeingLocalGov #HealthyIrelandLocalGovernment

Longford County Council Healthy Ireland Local Government #healthy communities Longford's second Community Safety & Wellbeing Expo Tuesday 19th November in St Mary's Community Centre Edgeworthstown.

Thank you to everyone who attended 'Enabling Wellbeing - The Role of Early Intervention & Prevention'. We were delighted to end our third and final webinar of the year on such a high note with some fantastic insights from key contributors 👏 If you were unable to attend, the recorded version of the webinar and the associated slides are available on our website now 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eADvVZh3 #WellbeingLocalGov #EnablingWellbeing #EarlyIntervention #EarlyPrevention #HealthyIrelandLocalGovernment