MECC Lifestyle Behaviour Services and Resources Directory DNCC
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Community Healthcare Organisation Dublin North City and County MECC Lifestyle Behaviour Services and Resources INDEX 2 Healthy Eating www.getirelandactive.ie 5 Physical Activity 12 Tobacco 14 Alcohol & Drugs 23 Well-Being Vicky Doyle Ellen O’Dea Health Promotion/Improvement Officer Head of Health and Well-being IUHPE Registered Health Promotion Practitioner Department of Health Promotion and Improvement Dublin North City and County CHO Dublin North City and County Services and Resources Guide 1 Healthy Eating Resources and Services in CHO DNCC *Daily Servings Guide – wholemeal cereals and breads, potatoes, pasta and rice Child Teenager Adult Adult Teenager Adult Adult Active Inactive (5–12) (13–18) (19–50) (51+) (13–18) (19–50) (51+) Get Active! 3–4 4 4–5 3–4 3 3–4 3 To maintain a healthy weight adults need at least 30 minutes a day of moderate activity on 5 days a week (or 150 minutes a Foods and drinks high in 3–5 5–7 5–7 4–5 4–5 4–6 4 week); children need to be active at a moderate to vigorous level There is no g uideline for inactive children as it is essential that all child ren are active. for at least 60 minutes every day. good health. fat, sugar and salt Not needed for Source: Department of Health/Health Service Executive 2016. Fats, spreads and oils Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, 2 beans and nuts a day Milk, yogurt and cheese age 13–18 Wholemeal cereals and breads, potatoes, 3- men age Neededfor good health.Enjoy a variety everyday. pasta and rice 19–50 Resource Service Location/Contact Comments Literature: Health literature available to order online on a large range For further information go to: healthpromotion.ie of topics including healthy eating, active living, smoking, www.healthpromotion.ie drugs, alcohol and mental health. Professionals can register to order larger quantities (if available). Programme: Public Weight Management Service in St. Columcille’s See their website for information on how to Specialist Weight Hospital Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin for people with a BMI refer to the service Management >40. (or >35 with a obesity related co-morbidity e.g. http://weightmanagement.ie/index.html service diabetes). Multidisciplinary lifestyle and behaviour change programme delivered by a dietitian, physiotherapist and psychologist. It involves 9 appointments. Literature: HSE Healthy Eating Guidelines and the Food Pyramid. Find detailed information about the Healthy Healthy Eating HSE Eating Guidelines and resources relating to the guidelines here Programme: Community Cookery programme. Runs for 2½ hours Finglas, Ballymun and Cabra. Note: In general, the programme is Healthy Food weekly for 6 weeks. A fun and practical course which Contact Leon Kelly in Dublin North West delivered to pre-formed groups. Made Easy focuses on fostering basic knowledge about healthy eating. Area Partnership, Ph: 01-8361666 CHO Dublin North City and County Services and Resources Guide 2 Healthy Eating Resources and Services in CHODNCC in CHO DNCC Resource Service Location/Contact Comments Programme: Community Cookery programme. Runs for 2½ hours Dublin 3, 5, 13, 17. Contact Linda Scanlan Note: In general, the programme is Healthy Food weekly for 6 weeks. A fun and practical course which in Northside Partnership, Ph: 01-8320995 delivered to pre-formed groups, but Made Easy focuses on fostering basic knowledge about healthy eating. Northside Partnership offer courses to the public. Public courses planned for 2020 in KISH house Daytimes: 10am-12.30 Course 1: Thursdays Feb 27th-April 2nd Course 2: Tuesdays May26th-June 30th Course 3: Mondays Sept 7th-Oct 12th Course 4: Weds 19th Nov-15th Dec Evenings: 6.45-8.45pm Course 1: Tuesdays 21st April-26th May Course 2: Tuesdays15th Sept-20th Oct. Programme: Community Cookery programme. Runs for 2½ hours Fingal. Contact Suzanne Bailey in Note: In general, the programme is Healthy Food weekly for 6 weeks. A fun and practical course which Empower, Ph: 01-8209550 delivered to pre-formed groups, but Made Easy focuses on fostering basic knowledge about healthy eating. Empower offer courses to the public. Mountview FRC, starting Friday 28th Feb 2020 and Holywell Community Centre, starting Friday 28th Feb 2020 Programme: Free 6 week programme designed for overweight adults Various sites over North Dublin. PHEW: Programme run by community Dietitians. Each session lasts 1½ hours Contact Linda Byrne for list of dates for Healthy Eating and programme runs for 6 weeks. and venues. Ph: 01-8976189 or and Weight email: [email protected] Management Literature: Recipes that are easy to prepare, low budget and nutritious. Copies of the recipe book can be ordered 101 Square Meals: from www.healthpromotion.ie recipe book Literature: Factsheets covering a large range of nutrition related Find their range of factsheets here Irish Nutrition and topics. https://www.indi.ie/fact-sheets.html Dietetic Institute (INDI) – factsheets Literature: 1700 photos of food and drink and meals that Order the book from www.carbsandcals.com Carbohydrate and assist people to count calories and choose correct or online book stores. Also available as an Calorie counting portions. app to download to your smartphone. book and app CHO Dublin North City and County Services and Resources Guide 3 Physical Activity Resources and Services in CHO DNCC Resource Service Location/Contact Comments Programme: A variety of weaning workshops for parents are delivered Ask your local primary care dietitian for Email referrals to [email protected] Weaning Workshops within CHO9. details of workshops available locally. One-to-one Community Dietitians are working across the 7 primary care Dublin North City Email referrals to [email protected] clinical service network areas in HSE Dublin North City Area. Community email: [email protected] Dietitians are qualified to assess, diagnose and treat dietary Ph: 01-8976103 and nutritional problems. Community Dietitians work in some primary care network areas in HSE Dublin North County Area. Community Dublin North County Dietitians are qualified to assess, diagnose and treat dietary email: [email protected] and nutritional problems. Ph: 01-8953768 CHO Dublin North City and County Services and Resources Guide 4 Physical Activity Resources and Services in CHO DNCC www.getirelandactive.ie Resource Service Location/Contact Comments Literature: Health literature available to order online on a large range of topics For further information go to: healthpromotion.ie including healthy eating, active living, smoking, drugs, alcohol and www.healthpromotion.ie mental health. Professionals can register to order larger quantities (if available). Get Ireland Walking Support to get you walking. Regularly updated information on walking For further information go to: https:// groups in your locality. www.getirelandwalking.ie/findgroup/ Get Ireland Active Website providing motivation and guidance to get people active. For further information go to: Directory of places to get active including local parks, swimming www.getirelandactive.ie pools, gyms and playing pitches. Get Ireland Active Fact sheets which provide practical advice for people living with heart For further information go to: disease, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, asthma and osteoporosis about www.getirelandactive.ie/Older- overcoming concerns about becoming more active. Also general Adults/Resources/Fact-Sheets/ factsheets on improving balance, posture and strength. CHO Dublin North City and County Services and Resources Guide 5 Physical Activity Resources and Services in CHO DNCC Resource Service Location/Contact Comments Park Run Parkrun is a series of 5k runs/walk held on Saturday mornings at Park runs currently take place in Brickfield, 9.30am in areas of open space around Ireland. They are open to Clontarf [St Annes], Darndale, Donabate, Fairview, both runners and walkers, free, and are safe and easy to take part in. Hartstown, Malahide, Marley, Poppintree, Porterstown, Rivervalley Swords, Tolka Valley. For further information go to: www.parkrun.ie Programme: ExWell is a medical programme, therefore any person attending All referrals for this service should be POSTED to: ExWell Programme MUST have been referred by letter from GP/Consultant. It consists of Dr Noel McCaffrey, [formally known as supervised exercise classes and offers the following programmes: ExWell Clinical Programme MedEx] 1. BreatheSmart Sportslink, Furry Park, Turnapin Great, Old Airport 2. HeartSmart (cardiac rehab phase 4) Road, Swords Road, Santry Dublin 9. 3. SmartSteps (vascular/claudication) Any further queries contact: 4. Diabetes Health Steps Lorraine Corcoran, ExWell Administrator 5. Moving On (replaces MoveOn) cancer rehabilitation. Mobile: 085-2525499 email: [email protected] Tuesday-Thursday 10 am-4pm Programme: Deliver recreational sport to local people. There is a vast range of For further information contact: Dublin City Council Sports Partnerships Sports and Recreation activities. Contact your local Sports and on Ph: 01-2222222 Fitness Centres available in your area. email: [email protected] or [email protected] | www.dublincitycouncil.ie Programme: Deliver recreational sport to local people. There is a vast range of Fingal Sports Partnership, Sports Office, Fingal Sports Partnerships Sports and Recreation activities. Contact your local Sports and County Council, Civic Offices, Grove Road, Fitness Centres available in your area. Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ph: 01-8905107 email: [email protected] | www.fingalcoco.ie Service: Fingal County Sports office