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It has long been recognised that health promotion plays a pivotal role in society and this is underpinned by recent government policies and strategies that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone living in Ireland. In order to facilitate these policies and strategies, it is essential that the Health Promotion profession have the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to translate policy, theory, and research into effective action. This is critical to ensure accountable, ethical, and efficient practice.
Yesterday we launched our Health Promotion Professionalism Statement at the HPRC Annual Health Promotion Conference. It is another step towards developing standards for Health Promotion Practitioners working in Ireland. We would encourage you to share this document with any of your colleagues who are working in Health Promotion. By working together we can improve the health and wellbeing of all in society.
Click here to see the full statement.
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AHPI welcomed the publication earlier in the week of the new National Mental Health Policy – ‘Sharing the Vision – A Mental Health Policy for all’. This provides a valuable roadmap for the provision of mental health services in Ireland over the next 10 years.
The new policy focuses on mental health promotion, recovery, the prevention of mental ill health and early intervention. We specifically welcome the recognition of the various components, personal and societal that influence mental health through the ‘Determinants of Health’ model. The policy also recognises the need for a whole of population, whole of government approach to the success and delivery of mental health services.
The policy highlights many of our Health Promotion Competencies we as practitioner align our work to, with specific focus on the Implementation of policy level action across the lifetime.
We wish all our colleagues every success in applying and delivering on this new policy over the next 10 years.
Link to Policy - https://www.gov.ie/en/
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These include three Youth Mental Health Promotion roles as follows:
· Youth Mental Health Promotion Coordinator | Education Settings (Full-time, fixed term, 3 years)
· Youth Mental Health Promotion Coordinator | Community Settings (Full-time, fixed purpose, 8 months)
· eLearning Design Officer (Full-time, permanent)
There is also a vacancy for a Youth Participation Manager (full-time, permanent).
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Implementing Sexuality Education in Irish Schools:Towards research-informed policy and practice
This new policy brief on RSE Implementation, is based on the PhD work of Christina Murphy under the supervision of Professor Saoirse Nic Gabhainn, Discipline of Health Promotion,NUI Galway.
Click here to read the policy brief in full.
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TITLE: Support Services Coordinator / Prevention & Education
REPORTING TO: The CEO
