HealtH Matters 51
SoutHxxx
‘HeAltHy
nortH cork teAm’S emergency kit
reAding’
> staff in North Cork have put in place eight years. as a team we are always mindful
arrangements to ensure that urgent requests of evidence based practice and value for
reSource for aids and appliances can be met over the money and our practices are constantly
for SoutH tipp
Christmas period. an emergency kit of core evolving to meet the changing needs of our
equipment is available from local logistics clients in the community.”
l
ibrary services in south tipperary personnel to frontline clinicians. this facilitates
now cite a ‘healthy reading immediate response to clients’ and carers’
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Pictured at the North Cork Stores
collection’ and feature a directory of needs over the holiday period.
facility are (left to right): Hazel Monaghan,
Occupational Therapy Manager; Siobhan
mental health and support services for that the organisation and delivery of aids and
O’ Brien, Director of Public Health Nursing;
area. launched on World Mental Health appliances in North Cork is a collaboration
Tom Costello, Supplies Officer; Yvonne Finn
Day (October 15th), it is a joint initiative between frontline clinicians (occupational
Orde, General Manager; Denise Murphy,
between the Hse and the south tipperary therapists; physiotherapists; speech and
Clerical Officer; Jennifer O’Neill, Senior
library service. language therapists; public health nurses
Supplies Officer and Patricia Morrisroe,
Dr Maeve Martin (Hse’s Project and community staff nurses); the resource Physiotherapy Manager.
Manager for south tipperary Mental allocation group; the logistics department and
Health services) says self-help resources support personnel working together, with the
– such as recommended books on mental client as the focus. the key to the success
health issues like stress, depression and of the team is the collective responsibility
bereavement – are an important reference and commitment that each member of the
point. Books on topics such as anger, community team feels for the clients that
anxiety, eating disorders, bereavement, require the service.
depression, relationships, self esteem Yvonne Finn Orde, General Manager,
and trauma have all been added to the said: “We work as a team that has had a
medicine and health section of the continuity of staff and acquired a depth and
libraries involved. range of knowledge through working and
People connected with mental health communicating well together over the last
services – a service user, a carer and
a service provider, compiled the south
tipperary Directory of Mental Health
new reSeArcH publiSHed on SeXuAlity
services and support services. It gives a
brief definition of all the main mental health
And intellectuAl diSAbility
difficulties and an outline of the supports
available. It is also a resource for health > the Health Promotion are as diverse in their sexuality summary report are available
professionals and others. Department (sexual Health) and requirements as are the from the Health Promotion
in Hse south commissioned general population. Department at 021-4921641
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Pictured (left to right): Dr Maeve
research into sexual health Catherine Murphy, Hse or from martin.grogan@hse.
Martin, HSE’s Project Manager for
promotion for young assistant National Director ie. the full report is available
South Tipperary Mental Health Services;
adults with an intellectual of Population Health, Health in PDF format only.
Séamus Leahy, co-author of directory and
service carer; Cllr. Denis Dunne, Mayor
disability. the research, titled Promotion, welcomed the
of Clonmel; Ann Power, co-author of the
Friendships and taboos – research and said: “By
directory and Psychologist with HSE and
research on sexual Health providing a national and
Fiona Fuller, Librarian, South Tipperary
Promotion for People with international overview on
local authorities. Mild to Moderate Intellectual sexual health promotion for
Disabilities in the 18-25 age people with mild to moderate
range, recommends sexual intellectual disabilities in
health promotion training the 18-25 age range, we
for staff working with young will ensure that the sexual
adults with an intellectual health rights of those with an
disability. Work to-date has intellectual disability are kept
shown that people with fi rmly on the agenda.”
intellectual disability have the Copies of the report may
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Sharon Parkinson and
Martin Grogan, Health
same desires and dreams as be downloaded from www. Promotion Department,
the general population and hse.ie. Hard copies of the
reading the report.
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