HoldFirm – the HSE’s new campaign

Information on the HSE’s new campaign called HoldFirm, are available here filed under ‘HoldFirm assets’.

 

The National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) urges anyone with signs and symptoms of cancer to telephone their GP in this new video available here.

 

Public Health Information:

 For the most up to date information and advice on Coronavirus, please go to: https://www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/ and https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/

 

AMRIC Education Programme

On the 1^st May 2020, the COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Home Visits webinar took place. Information for this webinar, as well as other webinars can be found here.

 

Other Resources: The Government’s roadmap for reopening society and business can be found here.

 

The Irish Hospice Foundation Covid-19 Care & Inform Hub includes a range of information resources and videos focusing on the themes of grief, funerals in exceptional times, planning ahead and a suite of resources for healthcare professionals. It can be found here.

LCRL are continuing to hold English Conversation Classes via Zoom. You may have more time now to improve on your spoken english. Please contact Mary Mulvey at 086-8536455 for more information.

 

Hello again everyone, we hope you are all keeping well. Here is another message from our colleague Mary Nevin, Community Health Worker with LCRL Primary Health Care Project for Travellers in Longford.

We hope you find these tips useful and a good way of helping you stay healthy and well whilst we help to save lives.

Don’t forget to try out the Apple Tart Receipe over the next few days.

12 oz Plain Flour
6 oz Margarine
a little milk or water

Filling:

2 or 3 medium cooking apples
2 oz sugar

Happy Baking. Stay Home and Stay Safe from all the team here in Longford.

 

COVID-19 Cocooning Public Health Advice Easy Read

An easy read version of the Cocooning public health advice can be found here.

 

HSE Approved Guidance for Disability Services

There are new COVID-19 Guidance resources now available for staff and carers who provide services to people with disabilities. This guidance will help ensure that staff and carers are fully aware of the steps they need to take during the outbreak.  All of the materials are available to download here. A list of all of the guidance documents, including those previously shared, can be found here.  

 

Irish Sign Language (ISL) Videos Explaining Testing

There are four Irish Sign Language videos on testing that can be found here.

 

Public Health Information:

For the most up to date information and advice on Coronavirus, please go to: https://www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/ and https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/

 

On 24th April 2002 an Education Programme webinar for managing COVID-19 infection prevention and control in residential care facilities took place.  1,400 people joined the webinar to listen to Prof Cormican, National Clinical lead and Mary McKenna, Assistant Director of Nursing for Infection Prevention and Control.  Lots of practical information and advice was shared and is now available here on HPSC.ie.

 

Mental Wellbeing Campaign
Finally, a reminder about the Mental Wellbeing campaign which offers support and resources for people to help deal with stress and isolation, and also helps people maintain wellbeing and cope at home during this time. The website is www.gov.ie/together and the hashtag is #inthistogether. The campaign now incorporates two new areas:
1. Additional resources for parents together with play advice and ideas – Let’s play Ireland, from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs
2. Local Authorities across the country are linking out to local initiatives supporting wellbeing at this time

 

You can also view videos here under the videos section here.

Longford Primary Health Care Project for Travellers, very own Community Health Worker Mary Nevin, continues her video series with a bit of healthy home baking. This is an example of an easy activity that can be enjoyed by the whole family, while we are all staying at home to save lives. In this video Mary is making Brown Bread. Enjoy

 

It is likely that many people who are cocooning have long-term health condition(s) which they have to manage. To provide support for these individuals we have attached a leaflet from the HSE which has been developed to help people with existing long-term health conditions to manage during COVID-19. As a source of support the Community Call Numbers are listed in this leaflet. Minding Your Long-Term Health Condition during COVID-19

In County Longford the Community Call Number is: 1-800 300 122 or email: covidsupport@longfordcoco.ie