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HSE funds on mental health may be diverted
by FIONA GARTLAND A QUARTER of the funding earmarked for the Government’s mental health strategy A Vision for Change may be diverted for use in other areas, according to the Irish Mental Health Coalition (IMHC), an umbrella body for mental health groups. Highlighting World Mental…
Author: Irish Times
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Grantmakers In Aging Announces First Grantees for new Hurricane Fund for the Elderly
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol A. Farquhar 888.435.3156 Grantmakers In Aging Announces First Grantees for new Hurricane Fund for the Elderly More than half a million dollars support older adult services for the long haul in the Gulf States Region July 28, 2006 –The Hurricane…
Author: Grantmakers in Aging
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Beyond the classroom
Original Source by Phuong Ly Middle-grade students at Reavis Elementary in Kenwood are learning Brazilian martial arts. Perspectives Charter Middle School at Calumet in Auburn Gresham wants to require students to learn to swim. Ames Middle School in Logan Square will have a garden and…
Author: Catalyst Chicago
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The Nurture Programme: Making Every Contact Count
The Nurture Programme – Infant Health and Wellbeing is designed to improve the information and professional supports that the Health Service Executive (HSE) provides to parents during pregnancy and the first three years of their baby’s life. It is a partnership between the HSE, the Atlantic…
Author: The Katharine Howard Foundation
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Betting Big on New Leaders in Health Equity
This is an historic year for The Atlantic Philanthropies. In 2016, we have reached our 35th year of grantmaking, and also our last. In recent updates, I’ve discussed our culminating grants that build on our three and a half decades of work to address…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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A message from Section27 & TAC: Shape up or lawyer up, GP health
The Gauteng health system remains in disarray, say Section27 and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), with crises relating to equipment, staff, infrastructure, corruption and mismanagement. They’re giving the provincial department a month to clean up its act, or they’ll go to court to ensure the…
Author: Daily Maverick
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Economy hitting elderly especially hard
Bankruptcies soar as retirees, agencies struggle to keep up with rising costs Original Source by Alex Johnson Bob Emily put in an honest day’s labor every day of his life. I worked for the railroad, for the town marshal, security, bars, Sealy down here, UPS,…
Author: MSNBC
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Irish Hospice Foundation Welcomes Support for Hospice/Palliative Care in New Social Partnership Deal
Towards 2016 Ten-Year Framework Social Partnership Agreement 2006 – 2015 PRESS RELEASE The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) welcomes the provision in the new Social Partnership agreement to prioritise hospice care over the next three years by further developing palliative care throughout Ireland, with particular reference…
Author: Irish Hospice Foundation
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Doodle Den Is Tackling Inequality After School in Limerick
Conor Neill (6) with his class in the Doodle Den in St Michael’s Infants School in Limerick. Photograph: Brian Gavin/Press 22 By Carl O’Brien A few weeks ago Siobhán Neill took her six-year-old son, Conor, to McDonald’s as a treat. She was about to ask…
Author: The Irish Times
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Robinson and McGuinness Announce £58 Million Investment
First Minister the Rt. Hon. Peter D. Robinson MLA and the deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA have announced a £58 million investment to deliver improved services for parents, shared education and support for people with dementia and their carers. The total value of the…
Author: Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, Northern Ireland