Our AGM will be held in the Spunout offices in Dublin on Thursday the 11th February from 10.30am -3.30pm. All members are welcome to attend. A light lunch will be served.
We also hope to meet as many of you as possible at the HP Research Conference in Galway in Wednesday 15th June 2016.
Thanks for all your support in 2015. Hope you all had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Roisin Lowry
Chair - AHPI
We would like to wish all our colleagues a Merry Christmas and remind everyone that next year is the 20th Anniversary of the Health Promotion Conference as well as the 30th Anniversary of the Ottawa Charter so please make sure your put the date of Wednesday 15th June into your new 2016 diary as it is going to be a very special celebratory event.
Best wishes,
Roisin Lowry
Chairperson AHPI
The Tomorrow's World in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - National Prevention Conference will be hosted in Galway on the 14th November, 2015. The conference promises to deliver an excellent educational programme in cardiovascular health and disease prevention and chronic disease management, with a strong emphasis on current knowledge, discovery and practice. We will be joined by world class international and national leaders in the field of public health, health behaviour change, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and obesity, together with expert clinicians and researchers.
Download the conference flyer and programme here.
Welcome to the 2015 Health Literacy Conference
Call for abstracts now open - closing date 6th April -
please read abstract submission guidelines before submitting online
The Healthy Ireland Framework identifies Health Literacy as a priority action to empower people and communities for improved health and wellbeing. Health literacy is linked to literacy and is about people’s knowledge and ability to access, understand, assess and apply health information in order to take decisions in everyday life to improve their health (Sorenson et al, 2012). There is often a mismatch between people’s health literacy skills and abilities and the health literacy demands placed upon them by ever more complex health environments. Health literacy affects health outcomes. Low health literacy is more prevalent among socially disadvantaged groups and is recognized as a strong contributor to health inequalities. The promotion of health literacy is critical to active and informed participation in health promotion, disease prevention, and health care. The European Health Literacy survey found that nearly half of all adults across the eight countries surveyed, including Ireland, had inadequate or problematic health literacy skills that adversely affect their health.
The aim of the 2015 Health Promotion Conference 'Health Literacy: Research, Policy and Practice' is to explore the importance of health literacy and how it can be enhanced as a priority area for Health Promotion. The conference will bring together policy, research and practice perspectives on how health literacy can be strengthened, including the implementation of health literacy interventions across sectors that will promote the health of the citizens of Ireland.
Online conference registration will open on 1st April.
Conference Venue:
The conference will be held in Áras Moyola, National University of Ireland Galway.
Conference Dates:
The conference starts at 9 a.m. on Thursday 18th June, 2015 and closes at 5 p.m.
Payments:
Delegates must pay online by credit/debit card. Visa, Mastercard and laser are the only cards accepted.
Further information:
Conference Secretariat:
Telephone: +353 (0) 91 492722
Email: hprcconference@nuigalway.ie
Annual General Meeting of the AHPI will take place in Spunout, 48 Fleet Street, Parliament Row, Temple Bar, Dublin on Wednesday the 28th January 2015 from 10.30 am to 3.30 pm.
The AGM will be followed by a 2 hour training workshop on ‘Health Promotion Advocacy’ which will be delivered by Eoin Bradley, Policy Officer for the Irish Cancer Society. The training session will be available to members only. It is important to book your place for this workshop as places are limited. To book a place please email Claire Connolly (Secretary) at claire.connolly@nuigalway.ie
Formed in 1997, the Association for Health Promotion Ireland provides a forum through which health promotion professionals can exchange knowledge and ideas.
