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Representatives from the AHPI Executive Committee met with the Minister for Health Promotion, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, in the Department of Health on August 2nd to discuss the role of the AHPI, our work plan for 2016/2017 and our progress to date on the establishment of a registration system in Ireland for Health Promorion practitioners.
The AHPI would like to thank Minister Corcoran Kennedy for her time and interest, and look forward to working with her in the future.
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NIPC Stroke Prevention Bursary
Every year, 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke. Nearly six million die and another five million are left permanently disabled.
Keeping in line with our goal to address priority health needs by driving cardiovascular research, the NIPC are now accepting research proposal applications for its Stroke Prevention Bursary. The aim of the bursary is to support work that focuses on stroke prevention and in particular, the detection and early diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation which is one of the most common irregular heart rhythms and is a major risk factor for stroke.
The successful application will receive a bursary of €5,000 which will be presented at the NIPC's National Prevention Conference on November 5th 2016.
Application forms
The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is: 5pm, Friday 30th September 2016.
Click here to access the Application Form
Click here to access the Support Notes
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Healthy Limerick Coordinator Position
Healthy Limerick is based on the concept of Healthy Cities/Communities which aims to promote a comprehensive and whole system approach to planning for health and wellbeing. The Healthy Limerick Coordinator will work on delivering the key goals and priorities from local and national strategies and health profiles, which have a key role to play in improving the Health and Wellbeing of Limerick people.
Further Information http://www.activelink.ie/content/vacancies/community/25415
Completed application forms must be emailed to healthylimerick@limerick.ie
Closing date: 26th July 2016
Region: Limerick
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Health Promotion & Improvement Service: Schools Health Promotion Officer Positions
Dublin and Athlone
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An interim Board of Directors has been established and their first official meeting took place on April 18th 2016 in Dublin. The next step is to submit the National Accreditation Organisation application form to IUHPE.
If AHPI is approved as a National Accreditation Organisation, this Board will become the formal decision making body on all matters pertaining to the structures and process of the registration of practitioners within Ireland.
The membership of this Board is as follows:
Anne Sheridan (Chairperson)
Barbara Battel-Kirk (BBK consultancy)
Fergal Fox (HSE)
Kathryn Meade (HSE)
Mairead Barry (Waterford IT)
Patricia Heavey (Athlone IT)
Paula Campbell (Chairperson AHPI)
Roisin Lowry (HSE)
Sinead Stynes (HSE)
