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The Food & Health Project:
Promoting Healthier eating in the Midlands

The Food and Health project is a joint initiative between Westmeath Community Development Ltd and HSE Midlands Area.
The project was originally set up in 1999 and provides nutrition education courses targeted at groups in the community that are cooking on a budget.
Are you interested in:
  • Healthy Eating
  • Cooking on a budget
  • Hosting a practical, fun course, Which is delivered in a user friendly practical way
If so, please contact the Yvonne Nugent at the address below:
 
Food & Health
Westmeath Community Development
Unit 4 Rockdean Building
Blyry Industrial Estate
Athlone
Co Westmeath
N37 CA39

Tel: 090 64 16121
Mb: 087-7577067

= A Joint initiative between HSE Midlands and Westmeath Community Development =

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24 Jun2015

FREE download - 101+ Square Meals

The food we eat affects our health and well-being, and budget plays an important role in the food we buy and prepare.

This cookery book was designed to take this into consideration and provide easy to prepare, low budget, tasty, yet highly nutritious, meals.

You will also find useful tips and advice on shopping, freezing, cooking for one, food safety and healthy eating.

The coloured tabs allow for easy navigation and recipes can be individually printed out to allow for easy use at home.
We hope you enjoy using this resource. Happy cooking!

101+ Square meals is  supported by MABS, Safefood and the HSE.

Download 101+ Square Meals here (7 MB)

Access the audio version here

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24 Jun2015

Food & Health Programme

Healthy foodAre you interested in:

  • Healthy Eating?
  • Cooking on a budget?
  • Hosting a practical, fun course, Which is delivered in a user friendly practical way?

If so, click here for brochure and if you are interested in doing a course, please contact the Edel or Yvonne at the address below:

Food & Health Coordinator
Westmeath Community Development,
C/O ACT Ball Alley Lane,
Athlone,
Co. Westmeath

Tel : 09064 93906

Email: foodandhealth@westcd.ie

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09 Jun2015

Audit of Community Childhood Obesity

Audit of Community Childhood Obesity/ Overweight programme research project

Background:

Overweight and obesity is increasing worldwide amongst both adults and children and has been described as a ‘global epidemic’ (WHO 2003).  Excess weight in childhood can have serious health consequences in both childhood and adult life. 

A community service has been set up to address this childhood issue in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath.  This is collaboration between the community nutrition and dietetic service and WCDL. 

This research project will assess the effectiveness of this community approach to the treatment of childhood obesity/overweight.

The Researcher:

The researcher will carry out the following tasks:

  • Review relevant literature
  • Review records and collate pertinent information
  • Develop a database and input data using SPSS
  • Analyse data and formulate results and conclusions in consultation with supervisors
  • Make recommendations based on results and relevant literature.
  • Draft article and circulate for comments.
  • Amend as necessary depending on referees comments and suggestions until article is accepted for publication.
  • Make final adjustments depending on referees and editor comments and submit for publication.
  • Write up, submit for publication and have published an article in an appropriate journal or repository

The researcher will liaise with WCDL and the Community Nutrition & Dietetic service on a regular basis with regards to progress with the project.

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07 May2015

Athlone Town announced as Pfizer / Irish Times Healthy Town 2015

Athlone Town has been announced as the Pfizer / Irish Times Healthy Town 2015.

It will see an eight-week programme run in the town combining health promotion events, information meetings, health checks, and physical activity sessions to encourage the people of Athlone to improve their health.

The free campaign starts in September, and is supported by the Department of Health and the Irish Heart Foundation.

Anyone with suggestions for activities that could take place as part of Healthy Town should send their details to healthytown2015@ogilvy.com


Healthy Athlone from PR company
Fiona Geoghegan of the Athlone Boat Club, Linda Jo Quinn of the Westmeath Community Development, Annette Barr Jordan of Westmeath County Council, Nuala Faller of the Athlone Boat Club, and Geraldine Lacey of the Midlands Regional Youth Service at the launch of Pfizer/Irish Times Healthy Towns meeting in the Sheraton Hotel Athlone.
Photo: molloyphotography

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19 Mar2015

Invitation to Tender for HIP project

HealthyIreland The Healthy Incentive for Pre-Schools (HIP) Project HIP1

Project Supporter advert

Background:

The ‘Healthy Incentive for Pre-schools’ (HIP) project is an ongoing child care intervention in the midlands which aims to evaluate pre-schools’ progress through an incentive scheme to improve pre-school nutrition practices in full day care (FDC) pre-schools. These provide care for children aged 3 months to 5 years for greater than 5 hours per day.

The project aims to encourage full day care pre-schools to follow best practice in accordance with particular guidelines given to them, over the course of a year, with the help and support of health worker (HIP Supporter) who is trained to facilitate the pre-school in the award process

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