Dunfanaghy Community Garden – Over 10 years of creating a garden
WHO Theme:
Outdoor Spaces and Buildings
Programme:
Donegal
This Community Garden is a place where people of all ages can gather; where social cohesion and friendships develop. They grow and tend plants and vegetables from seed, as …
Fáilte Isteach – older volunteers support language & integration needs of migrants, IPAs & refugees.
WHO Theme:
Civic Participation and Employment, Community Support and Health Services, Respect and Social Inclusion, Social Participation
Programme:
Meath
Status:
Ongoing
Third Age works for, with, and on behalf of older people nationally. They work with the full spectrum of the older population from active volunteers to those in the …
Falls Prevention Classes. These classes are designed to improve balance & reduce the risk of falls
WHO Theme:
Community Support and Health Services
Programme:
Longford
Status:
Ongoing
This initiative was a collaboration between the Physical Activity for Health Officer, Longford Libraries, Age Friendly. Longford and SláinteCare, HSE Longford. There were massive waiting lists for Falls Prevention …
Falls Prevention Project
WHO Theme:
Community Support and Health Services
Programme:
Louth
Status:
Ongoing
Patient falls are the most commonly reported incidents in the HSE. In patient falls in any age group can have far reaching impacts for example increased length of stays, …
Fire Safety Campaign specifically targeted at older people
WHO Theme:
Housing
Programme:
Clare
Status:
Ongoing
A report was issued by the Health Research Board in 2019. The report assessed fire deaths over 3 years and it highlighted that the age group at a much …
Football Cooperative – An Open Goal for Promoting Positive Men’s Health Outcomes
WHO Theme:
Community Support and Health Services
Programme:
Fingal
Status:
Ongoing
Physical inactivity negatively impacts all facets of health and damages our economy, environment and propagates social dissolution within our urban and rural areas. Physical inactivity is a major riskfactor …
ForgetMeNot | Personalised Digital Memory Book for Dementia
WHO Theme:
Civic Participation and Employment, Communication and Information
Programme:
Cork City
Status:
Ongoing
The ForgetMeNot Platform acts as a personalised and bespoke digital memory book for individuals living with a form of dementia. This dementia communication platform features three main tools: photos, …
Friendly Call Cork. We support older people who are lonely & offer a bus service for medical apps
WHO Theme:
Transportation
Programme:
Cork City
Status:
Ongoing
Friendly Call Cork is a free service offering a daily phone to older people or individuals who may feel lonely, isolated, or vulnerable in Cork City and surrounding areas. …