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Dozens Of Events For First Health & Wellbeing Week
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Dozens of free events including workshops, seminars, coffee mornings, film screenings and sports events will form part of the first ever Health and Wellbeing Week in Kerry, which is being organised by the HSE and Kerry County Council. The week will coincide with World Mental Health Day and runs from October 6-14 at venues across the county.
The first of its kind in Kerry, the Health and Wellbeing Week aims to promote a positive sense of wellbeing and will highlight mental health services and supports which are available to people in need in the county.
Health and Wellbeing Week was launched by Mary O’Mahony, Director of Nursing of the HSE and the Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Norma Foley. The events are supported by Cork-Kerry Community Healthcare, through Connecting for Life, and by Kerry County Council, through Healthy Kerry. Among the highlights of the week will be a showing of the film Pilgrim Hill, a panel discussion on the changing role of women in Kerry, workshops on workplace wellbeing, park runs, awareness sessions and more.
Central to the Health and Wellbeing Week will be a focus on the Five Ways to Wellbeing:
- Connect – with the people around you at home, work, school, and in your local community
- Take Notice – Savour the moment whether you are walking, eating, or talking. Be aware of the world around you and what you’re feeling
- Be Active – Step outside. Go for a walk, cycle, garden or dance. Discover a physical activity that suits your lifestyle
- Give – Do something nice for a friend or a stranger. Thank someone. Volunteer. Join a community group
- Keep Learning – Try something new, rediscover an old interest. Take on new responsibilities. Fix a bike. Learn how to cook your favourite meal.
Full details of the programme of events are now available at local libraries, health centres and Family Resource Centres throughout the county.
The full events list is also available on www.healthykerry.ie (where a day-by-day list of events is available) and on Kerry County Council and HSE websites.