Healthy Eating and Active Living Programme

The Healthy Eating and Active Living Policy Priority Programme was established in late 2016 with a remit to:

Mobilise the health services to improve health and wellbeing by increasing the levels of physical activity, healthy diet and healthier weight across services users, staff and the population as a whole, with a focus on families and children.

The National Policy Priority Programme Team work to co-ordinate and lead activity across the health services to ensure implementation of two policies:

• A Healthy Weight for Ireland: Obesity Policy and Action Plan 2016 – 2025

• Get Ireland Active!  The National Physical Activity Plan for Ireland

The objectives of the Programme are to increase the percentage of people in Ireland who are physically active on a regular basis, and eating a healthier diet by:

• increased consumption of fruit and vegetables
• reduced consumption of foods high in fat, salt and sugar
• achieving and maintaining a healthier weight

Mobilise the health services to improve health and wellbeing by increasing the levels of physical activity, healthy diet and healthier weight across services users, staff and the population as a whole, with a focus on families and children.

Structure and Governance

 The Programme consists of:

• Programme Team
• National Implementation Group

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The Healthy Eating and Active Living Programme National Implementation Plan 2017-2020, developed by the Programme Team and the National Implementation Group sets out the strategic priorities and actions for the next three years.  The Programme will work with the Community Healthcare Organisations, Hospital Groups and funded agencies to deliver priority actions.

The Programme Team

The Healthy Eating and Active Living Programme is managed on a day to day basis by a small core team as part of the Health and Wellbeing function of the Strategic Planning & Transformation Division of the HSE.

• Sarah O’Brien, National Lead
• Agatha Lawless, Project Manager
• Caroline Peppard, Project Manager
• Professor Donal O'Shea, Clinical Lead for Obesity Management
• Willie Conlon, Programme Administrator
• Gerard Cooke, Programme Administrator

Postal Address

Healthy Eating and Active Living Programme
2nd Floor
Block D, Parkgate Business Centre
Parkgate Street
Dublin D08 YFF1

Contact e-Mail: healthyeating.activeliving@hse.ie