http://hdl.handle.net/10147/47784 Search the Channel search http://www.lenus.ie/hse/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/10147/141469 Title: Sexual health news : issue 03 ; Autumn/Winter 2011<br/><br/>Authors: Health Service Executive (HSE) Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/141037 Title: Sexual health news : issue 02 ; Spring/Summer 2011<br/><br/>Authors: Health Service Executive (HSE) Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/141003 Title: Sexual health news : issue 01 ; October 2010<br/><br/>Authors: Health Service Executive (HSE) Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/126004 Title: National intercultural health strategy update March 2011<br/><br/>Authors: Health Service Executive (HSE)<br/><br/>Description: These updates are produced twice yearly as part ofour commitment to keep all interested people informed of progress made in implementation of theNational Intercultural Health Strategy (NIHS).During the last few months, work has progressed quietly on progressing strategy recommendations.The loss of key Social Inclusion staff during this period has meant some reorganization – both of ourown Social Inclusion workloads and in respect of the positioning of Social Inclusion within the HSEitself. Social Inclusion, as a Care Group, is now linked into Primary Care. This offers opportunity forsynergies with Primary Care colleagues around common aims and processes.While the Voluntary Retirement and Redundancy schemes led to us losing many valued colleaguesacross the HSE, it is important to acknowledge the special contribution made by Alice O’Flynn andFiona Hardy in tirelessly supporting implementation of the strategy. Their practical input and strategicexpertise will be much missed.The loss of staff has made it even more necessary to work with colleagues across all sectors inharnessing skills and collaborating towards agreed goals. Partnership working with the community,voluntary and statutory sectors is critical in reducing health inequalities and achieving aims of theNIHS.The HSE National Service Plan for 2011 contains commitments towards continuing implementationof the NHIS. Key result areas that are listed in the plan and that must be reported on a quarterlybasis include expansion of the ethnic identifier into core datasets as well as provision of support forstaff in building cultural competence and helping service users from diverse ethnic and culturalgroups to access health services optimally. Renewed efforts are underway in these areas, with useof an ethnic identifier a core criterion in all projects planned or supported via Social Inclusion. Theimportance of an Ethnic Identifier in planning and improving health services will continue to beemphasized throughout the HSE.Efforts around progressing implementation are guided by the HSE Governance Group onIntercultural Health. National and regional input to this group helps to ensure that agreed prioritiesare acted upon consistently across the country.This newsletter is one means of continuing engagement with all stakeholders in the broad area ofIntercultural health. Your ideas, input and feedback are very important in maintaining a meaningfulengagement and in ensuring that implementation of recommendations of the NHIS continueseffectively and in line with principles of collaboration, responsiveness and participation. Please sendcomments to diane.nurse@hse.ie or socialinclusion@hse.ie Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:53:58 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/111510 Title: Training programme for public health nurses and doctors in child health screening surveillance and health promotion unit 5 development assessment<br/><br/>Authors: Health Service Executive (HSE)<br/><br/>Description: There is a wide range of disorders that fall within the context of ‘DevelopmentalAssessment and Behavioural Paediatrics’. It is recognised that early diagnosis andintervention is desirable in these delays and disorders of behaviour and development.This is based on the views that parents value early diagnosis; outcome is improved insome disorders and there is the likelihood to improve quality of life for children andfamilies. There is also some evidence to suggest that early intervention is beneficial.‘Low incidence high severity disorders’ such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, severelanguage disorder and classic autism will usually be evident and will self present.Problems of a lesser severity include impaired language development, milder autisticspectrum disorders, developmental co-ordination disorder (“clumsiness”), generallearning disability, specific learning difficulty, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD), and behaviour problems. These latter disorders often described as the ‘highincidence low severity disorders’ are common and important as they affect the lives ofmany children, their families and school progress. The estimation of the prevalence ofall these types of disorders has been put as high as 18%. The so-called ‘low incidencehigh severity disorders’ have a prevalence of 3% the so called ‘high incidence lowseverity disorders’ make up the rest.Once off developmental assessments appear not to be beneficial in terms ofpopulation “screening” for these disorders. There are also concerns that suchprogrammes may lead to anxiety, unnecessary referrals, and missed cases. This isoften complicated by unclear referral pathways and inadequately resourced secondaryservices. There are no specific recommendations from published reports with respectto population based surveillance programmes to aid the early identification ofdevelopmental and behavioural disorders in children. Recommendations with respectto the benefit of population based developmental screening are varied. Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/111517 Title: Training programme for public health nurses and doctors in child health screening surveillance and health promotion unit 3 hearing screening and surveillance<br/><br/>Authors: Health Service Excutive (HSE)<br/><br/>Description: In Ireland, the early developmental hearing screen is still often the first preschool screen ofhearing – the first formal chance for the hearing loss to come to the notice of healthprofessionals. When used correctly, it has been shown to be helpful in assisting in theidentification of children with hearing impairment. (NRB, 1996). ‘Targets’ for all congenitalPCHI to be detected by 12 months show how crucial it is for EDS to be completed on time. Sat, 29 Jan 2005 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/111508 Title: Training programme for public health nurses and doctors in child health screening surveillance and health promotion unit 2 vision screening<br/><br/>Authors: Health Service Executive (HSE)<br/><br/>Description: The aim of this pack is to provide a resource for Area Medical Officers, Public HealthNurses, School Nurses & other Health Professionals involved in vision screening.This pack will provide information on visual development, how to assess and recordlevels of visual acuity, identify the presence of a squint and ocular movementproblems. Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/110924 Title: Training programme for public health nurses and doctors in child health screening surveillance and health promotion unit 8 newborn metabolic screening<br/><br/>Authors: Health Service Executive (HSE) Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/110922 Title: Training programme for public health nurses and doctors in child health screening surveillance and health promotion unit 9 child emotional and mental health<br/><br/>Authors: Health Service Executive (HSE) Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/110905 Title: Training programme for public health nurses and doctors in child health screening surveillance and health promotion unit 6 growth monitoring<br/><br/>Authors: Health Service Executive (HSE) Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:58:59 GMT