Making Every Contact Count - Resources

The following materials can be ordered by clicking Health promotion and selecting Making Every Contact Count (MECC) from the drop-down topics list.

Making Every Contact Count Client Record

The MECC client record can be used by healthcare professionals to document the details of the brief intervention (conversation) they undertake with a patient/client.

The record covers brief interventions for four preventable chronic disease risk factors:

tobacco use
alcohol use
physical inactivity
diet

Download the Making Every Contact Count Client Record (PDF, 870 KB, 8 pages)

Making Every Contact Count Client Record - Maternity Services

The Making Every Contact Count Client Record Maternity Services has been developed for healthcare professionals to use as part of the implementation of the Making Every Contact Count programme in Maternity Services.

It is a paper-based version of the MECC client record which is integrated into the Maternal & Newborn Clinical Management System ( MN-CMS) in Maternity Services.

Download Making Every Contact Count Client Record - Maternity Services (PDF, 614 KB, 6 pages)

How to Promote Making Every Contact Count (MECC) in a Healthcare Setting – Communications Guide

A new communications resource and planning document has been developed by the MECC team in consultation with MECC stakeholders to support the ongoing implementation of the MECC programme. Effective communication is a major part of the successful implementation of MECC and this document aims to support and provide guidance in relation to planning local communication activity to staff leading out on specific MECC site roll outs. It contains information about developing a targeted communication approach, communications planning and checklist, MECC resources and the MECC implementation process.

Download how to promote MECC in a healthcare setting (PDF, 4.6 MB, 16 pages)

Making Every Contact Count - Promotional Resources

Making Every Contact Count (MECC) promotional resources, for use in both staff facing areas and on site in Hospital and Community Healthcare settings, are now available to order by clicking Health promotion and selecting Making Every Contact Count (MECC) from the drop-down topics list.

These resources include posters and other items, all available to assist with raising awareness and promoting Making Every Contact Count to the public.

MECC Implementation Guide 2022 (PDF, 322 KB, 25 pages)

Making Every Contact Count - Directories of Services

The following Making Every Contact Count Directories of Services contain information about local services available across different regions across the country.

Mid West Community Healthcare Clare - MECC Signposting (PDF, 428 KB, 1 page)

Mid West Community Healthcare Cork - MECC Signposting (PDF, 473 KB, 1 page)

Mid West Community Healthcare Kerry - MECC Signposting (PDF, 449 KB, 1 page)

Mid West Community Healthcare Limerick - MECC Signposting (PDF, 466 KB, 1 page)

Mid West Community Healthcare North Tipperary - MECC Signposting (PDF, 428 KB, 1 page)

South East Community Healthcare - MECC Signposting and Referral (PDF, size 2 MB, 4 pages)

MECC – Lifestyle Behaviour Services and Resources Directory DNCC (PDF, 235 KB, 34 pages)

MECC - Directories of Services Laois Offaly (PDF, 3.87 MB, 43 pages)

MECC - Directories of Services Westmeath (PDF, 4.4 MB, 52 pages)

MECC - Directories of Services Louth Meath (PDF, 4.93 MB, 59 pages)

MECC - Directories of Services Longford (PDF, 4.34 MB, 52 pages)

MECC - Signposting CHO8 Resources at a Glance (PDF, 327 KB, 1 page)