THE ROAD TO GOOD HEALTH If you need any information around Health please get in contact with the  Clinic Appointments Primary Health Care Project at  Dental Care 044 9348571 or call into our offices at  Healthy eating and lifestyle Clonmore, or visit our website at www.westcd.ie  Child health

 Accident prevention  Cancer screening  Immunization advice  Link to services for sub- stance misuse (alcohol/ drugs)  Mental health advice

CONTACT DETAILS Project Co-ordinator Colette Tuohy Mobile 087 6524006 This project is developed as a Email: [email protected] Working towards partnership with, and funded by, Westmeath Community Development Community Health Workers better health for and the Health Service Executive Mary Nevin Teresa Nevin all Travellers in Mary Myers Christina Joyce Westmeath Marie Myers

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

 5 x Community Health Workers will cover all of Westmeath in- BACKGROUND cluding Mullingar, , Moate, , Kilbeg-  Primary Healthcare Projects for gan and surrounding areas. Travellers have been set up all over the country since 1994.  Community Health Workers will be available to help and support The Westmeath Primary Health you to choose better health for Care Project for Travellers is due yourself and your family by; to commence in 2013.  Visiting Travellers in their  The Project is peer-led and em- homes as needed. ploys trained Community Health Workers who come from the  Giving information on health to Traveller community itself. Travellers

 The Primary Health Care Project  Support Travellers to fill out team employs a Co-ordinator and forms when necessary, make and five community health workers. keep their appointments.

 Work closely with the Public Health Nurse for Travellers

 Make referrals to other agencies Primary Health Care Project for Travellers in Westmeath