Health Information Resources
The following is a list of some recommended Health and Wellbeing websites which you may find useful:
Ask About Alcohol: provides support and information about alcohol – how much we’re drinking, how it affects our health and mental wellbeing, and how we can gain more by drinking less
Age Action: provides support and information on Ageing in Ireland
Breastfeeding: provides support and information to Mothers on Breastfeeding
Dementia: provides support, information and public awareness of Dementia
Diabetes Ireland: provides support, information and public awareness of Diabetes
Drug and Alcohol Information and Support in Ireland: provides support and information on drugs and alcohol
Get Ireland Active: promotes physical activity in Ireland
Healthy Ireland: provides information about Healthy Ireland, the government-led initiative
Health Promotion: a HSE website which allows you to download publications on a wide range of health topics
Health Protection Surveillance Centre: provides information for the control and prevention of infectious diseases
HSELive: for questions about health services, your entitlements, or how to access HSE health or social services in your area
Irish Cancer Society: provides support and information about Cancer
Irish Heart Foundation: provides support and information about heart disease and stroke
Jigsaw: provides support and information to young people with their mental health
Mental Health: provides support and information on mental health
QUIT: provides support and information to quit smoking
Safefood: promotes awareness and knowledge of food safety and nutrition issues
SpunOut: provides information for young people, between 16 and 25 years, about the importance of health and wellbeing, both physically and mentally
Under the Weather: provides practical advice on how to mind yourself or your family when you’re sick. Information on the websitecomes from GPs and Pharmacists in Ireland