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Right Care, Right Place, Right Time - Engaging Communities
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Sláintecare hosted our sixth Right Care, Right Place, Right Time, Webinar - ‘‘Engaging Communities” on 19 November 2020.
The theme of our sixth webinar was ‘Engaging Communities’. We know that the community and voluntary sector and charitable organisations play a very significant role in our social and economic life. They provide much needed and often under-acknowledged human, social and community services in all key areas of life.
This webinar heard from Michael Walsh, CEO Waterford County Council and Brendan Courtney of the Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Committee who shared his views on the community response to COVID-19 and the important role of the Community and Voluntary Sector.
We shared stories of projects from the Community and Voluntary sector which have a focus on empowering people and communities to be more engaged in their own health and wellbeing and whose projects are funded through the Sláintecare Integration Fund:
Active Neuro - An integrated care approach to delivering health-promoting physical activity programmes for people with neurological conditions in the community. MS Ireland is delivering this project. There are many benefits of exercise and physical activity for people with neurological conditions. Being physically active can reduce symptom severity, improve quality of life and result in reduced healthcare service usage. Active Neuro shifts the focus from rehabilitation for new onset or worsening of symptoms, to a health-promoting physical activity model for prevention.
Dr. Susan Coote, Physiotherapist, MS Ireland
MyMind is very aware that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on many
individuals and families, and there has been increased pressure on people’s ability to cope with the additional challenges posed by the virus. From bereavement and job losses to the fear and anxiety caused by the need to socially distance, and trying to deal with loneliness and isolation, many people are finding it hard to cope. MyMind will deliver free online counselling appointments for people all over Ireland
Grainne O Rourke, Head of Communications, MyMind
Croí MySláinte – addressing the lifestyle drivers of preventable chronic disease. This project is being delivered by Croí, the West of Ireland Cardiac and Stroke Foundation. MySláinte is a community-based, multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention, designed to improve risk factors across a wide spectrum of chronic diseases, both cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, lung disease and kidney disease. This programme offers a new and alternative way of delivering preventive care through a virtual platform making it accessible for people to access from the comfort of their home.
Irene Gibson, Director of Programmes, Croí
Prime Time for Older Adults - This project is being delivered by Laois Sports Partnership. The overall goal of this project is to create more opportunities for older adults in Laois to be physically active under the supervision of skilled professionals who are equipped to deliver group physical activity sessions. The sessions are for people aged between 50 and 90 years of age, with an emphasis on those with clinical conditions including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, back and joint pain. Exercise training plays a very important role in the treatment and management of these conditions, so it is important that individuals with these conditions have the opportunity to engage in exercise programmes. Clinical exercise physiology and an education component will increase participants’ self-efficacy to manage their own clinical conditions.
Diane Cooper, PhD, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Researcher in Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Clinical Exercise Physiology
This webinar was the sixth in a series of webinars and is being hosted by Sláintecare in partnership with HSE and IFIC Ireland.