Programme: Cork City
WHO Theme: Community Support And Health Services, Respect And Social Inclusion
Health & Wellbeing Theme: Physical Activity, Positive Mental And Emotional Health, Staying Connected, Your Body Your Health
Funding Stream: Sec 39 HSE Funding
Resources Required: Community Support, Financial, Volunteer Staff
Cost: 0-500
Description
Sensory garden box consisting of perennial flowers, herbs delivered to cocooning older adults in Cork North. The initiative targeted those with little or no access to outdoor space and linked with meals and wheels and befriending services in the area to deliver the sensory boxes by volunteers known to the recipient.
Aim of Initiative
Who is it aimed at
Older adults
Steps critical to success
- Community involvement
- Volunteer involvement
- Ongoing support
Challenges in Planning / Delivery
- Funding
- n/a
- n/a
Outcomes / Benefits
- Improved mental health
- Improved wellbeing
- Decreased social isolation
Evaluation / Report:
Ongoing
Contact:
Micheà l O Connor, HSE HAZ community health worker Cork North
Website:
https://www.healthactionzone.ie/