What does our organisation get if we sign up?
- A campaign sign suitable for outdoor use
- A campaign poster
- A collection of campaign images & messages for online use
- Healthy Meath merchandise (first 10 sign ups)
- A free healthy lifestyle talk delivered by the Healthy Ireland Coordinator for your group (first 5 sign ups)
- Advice on how to promote health & wellbeing within your community
How to get involved
The Healthy Meath - Healthy Lifestyle Campaign signage / posters / social media content will be made available free of charge to interested community based organisations, who have access to a prominent public facing location to display the campaign information.
To get involved all you have to do is:
- Complete the sign-up form by clicking here https://forms.office.com/e/DF0siyD8tR
- Or download the sign-up form below and return to healthymeath@meathcoco.ie or by post to Healthy Meath, Community Section, Buvinda House, Dublin Road, Navan, Co. Meath
- Display the signage in prominent locations where members of the public will be able to see it
- Promote the healthy lifestyle messages contained in the campaign amongst your organisation and within your community
- Promote the campaign through your own social media channels and networks
Purpose of the campaign
The purpose of this campaign is to convey the message that adopting a healthy lifestyle can help reduce the risk of developing these diseases. The six evidence based messages included in the campaign highlight the importance of:
- Having regular health checks
- Protecting your skin from the harmful rays of the sun
- Not smoking
- Maintaining a healthy balanced diet
- Participating in regular physical activity
- Keeping alcohol intakes below the safe intake levels
Resources
For more information on each of the messages contained within the campaign click the links below.
- Regular health checks – Contact your GP or a health care professional for more info on getting a health check
- SunSmart Campaign website - https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/5/cancer/prevention/skin-cancer-prevention-sunsmart.html
- Ireland Quit Smoking services – www.quit.ie
- Ireland Healthy Eating Guidelines – www.hse.ie/healthyeatingactiveliving
- Get Ireland Active. Promoting Physical Activity in Ireland - www.getirelandactive.ie
- Alcohol information page – www.askaboutalcohol.ie
For More Information Contact
Aisling O'Donnell, Healthy Ireland Coordinator, Meath County Council
Email: healthymeath@meathcoco.ie Phone: 046 9097400