Minister of State Joe O'Brien publishes the Food Poverty Action Plan
The Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Social Inclusion, Joe O’Brien TD, has published an Action Plan which aims to address Food Poverty in Ireland. Minister Joe O’Brien established the Food Poverty Working Group in 2021 with representatives from a range of government departments and the community and voluntary sector. The Minister has chaired the group through a series of regular meetings and research projects since its inception.
The Action Plan is a result of the extensive work undertaken by the Food Poverty Working Group, including a pivotal case study approach wherein people directly experiencing food poverty were engaged with, in order to provide the group with a deeper understanding of the drivers of food poverty and to inform policy recommendations to address the drivers.
The Action Plan on Food Poverty and the associated research report are available here.
HSE Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence (DSGBV) Programme
DSGBV Training Module 2: Recognise is now live on HSeLanD. This module covers signs of DSGBV, impact on victims and barriers to seek support.
To access this programme, visit https://www.hseland.ie/dash/Account/Login and search ‘DSGBV’ or ‘DSGBVSigns’ on the HSeLanD ‘search a module’ feature.
Institute of Public Health 2024 How We Age photography competition
The countdown is on for entries into the 2024 How We Age all-island photography competition, launched earlier this year by the Institute of Public Health (IPH). There are just over 3 weeks left to submit entries into this competition, which is seeking images of older adults ‘Working, learning, and volunteering in later life’.
Under this theme, entries are invited that reflect and include older adults engaged in:
- Working – all forms of work, part-time, full-time, paid and unpaid;
- Learning – engaged in lifelong learning, teaching or learning;
- Volunteering - contributing to society both formally and informally.
The competition is free to enter, open to residents of Ireland and Northern Ireland over the age of 18, and is open for entries until 16 August 2024. To find out more about the How We Age photography competition, please visit www.publichealth.ie/photo.