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Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022 National Government Framework to Improve Health and Wellbeing
Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Foreword
The Louth Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) is delighted to publish its
Healthy Ireland Plan for Louth 2018-2022. The Plan reflects a significant body of work
produced in a short time frame, exemplifying the co-operation and support of the partners
within the LCDC and beyond. Healthy Ireland is based on the premise that health and well
being is affected by all aspects of a persons life including education, housing, financial
status and physical environment.
This Plan will increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all stages of life, reduce
health inequalities, protect the public from threats to health and wellbeing and create an
environment where every individual and sector of society can play their part in achieving
a healthy Louth.
The Plan is designed to reflect various national and local strategies/plans and in particular
the Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) and reports on the performance under 3
areas – shared spaces, shared knowledge and shared well-being.
Louth LCDC is focused on operating within existing structures by exploring how resources
can be aligned and used with maximum efficiency and effectiveness. The LCDC is confident
that by listening to the people of County Louth and incorporating the learning from the
delivery and process of the LECP to date the monitoring of the delivery of the HI plan for
Louth will not prove a burden for our partners as updates will be sought through the LECP
process.
Liam Reilly
Cathaoirleach of Louth County Council
and Chairman of Louth LCDC
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1. Introduction to Healthy Ireland Framework
Vision: A Healthy Ireland, where everyone can enjoy physical and mental health and
wellbeing to their full potential, where wellbeing is valued and supported, at every level
of society and is everyone’s responsibility.
Healthy Ireland Goals:
The Healthy Ireland framework describes four high-level goals and details 64 actions that
will work together to help achieve goals:
Goal 1: Create an environment where every individual and sector of society can play
their part in achieving a healthy Louth
Goal 2: Reduce health inequalities
Goal 3: Protect the public from threats to health and wellbeing, and
Goal 4: Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all stages of life
Healthy Ireland, whilst guided by a clear vision, is very much outcomes driven, with targeted
actions grouped under six broad themes:
• Governance and Policy
• Partnerships and Cross Sectoral Work
• Empowering People and Communities
• Health and Health Reform
• Research and Evidence
• Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation
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2. Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan
Louth Local Economic and Community Plan 2018 - 2022 (LECP) was designed from the
outset to specifically support the key priorities of Healthy Ireland. Consequently, the
Louth LECP incorporates the four Healthy Ireland goals that are to be delivered at local
level throughout the plan.
The LECP Goals include:
Louth LECP Community Goal Community Goal Summary Objective
Goal 1: Strong, safe and Enable wellbeing and quality of life to support safe, resilient,
flourishing communities independent and engaged communities
Goal 2: Access to Education Ensure that everyone can access and participate in education,
skills development, and life-long learning
Goal 3: Prosperous, inclusive Create equality of opportunity for those experiencing poverty,
communities and places isolation and social exclusion
Goal 4: Health and Wellbeing Provide environments and conditions that support healthy,
self-directed fulfilled and purposeful lives
Goal 5: Nurturing children and Nurture and develop our children and young people from early
Young People childhood to young adulthood
Goal 6: An Age-Friendly Society Embrace and foster the rich contribution older people make
to our communities
Goal 7: Entrepreneurship, Empower community innovation, entrepreneurship and enter-
Innovation and Enterprise prise to support urban and rural development
Goal 8: A Valued Environment Value and protect our built heritage and natural environment
to enhance the lives of those who live, work and visit the
county
Table 1 - Louth LECP Community Goals
The Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan is designed to integrate fully with the Louth LECP. This
supports the overall vision which is ‘Louth will be a prosperous, proud, safe and inclusive
county where people want to live, work, visit and invest, and where there is equal opportunity
for all’.
Following the development of a discussion document a targeted consultation session
identified key areas of action - refer to appendix B.
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Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan
"A county where everyone can enjoy
physical and mental health and
wellbeing to their full potential"
HI for Louth Plan
Priority Theme 1: Priority Theme 2: Priority Theme 3:
Shared Space Shared Knowledge Shared Wellbeing
HI Goal 1: Create an HI Goal 4: Increase the
environment where every HI Goal 2: Reduce HI Goal 3: Protect the
proportion of people
individual and sector of health public from threats to
society can play their part in who are healthy at all
inequalities health and wellbeing
achieving a healthy Louth stages of life
Vision for Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan
County Louth is a county where everyone can enjoy physical and mental health and
wellbeing to their full potential, where wellbeing is valued and supported at every level of
society and is everyone’s responsibility.
The Healthy Ireland Plan for Louth encompasses the Recreation Plan for Louth (identified
and recorded beside the relevant actions).
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3. Developing this Plan
Healthy Ireland
Healthy Ireland is a collective response to the risks that threaten Ireland’s future health
and wellbeing, as well as its economic recovery. It is a new national Framework for action to
improve the health and wellbeing of the population of Ireland over the coming generation.
It sets out four central goals for improved health and wellbeing, and outlines clear routes
and strategies to achieve these goals, in which all people and all parts of society can
participate.
The Healthy Ireland Framework draws on existing policies but proposes new arrangements
to ensure effective co-operation and collaboration and to implement evidence-based
policies at government, sectoral, community and local levels. It is about each individual
sector helping to improve health and wellbeing, multiplying all efforts and delivering
better results.
National Plans linked to Healthy Ireland
Over the past number of years significant work has been undertaken, in consultation with
the public, in developing national policies and plans. These include, but are not limited
to Tobacco Free Ireland (2013), National Sexual Health Strategy (2015), National Physical
Activity Plan (2016), A Healthy Weight for Ireland Obesity Policy (2016), Reducing Harm,
Supporting Recovery - a health lead response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland (2017), the
National Get Ireland Walking Strategy (2017), National Connecting for Life (2015-2022)
and National Positive Ageing Strategy (2013).
With a focus on the implementation of these Plans, there is recognition that these policies
and plans have to be integrated and implemented at local level. The Louth Local Community
Development Committee is ideally placed to understand local needs and issues, and also
the assets and networks unique to Louth to promote and improve the health and wellbeing
of people living in County Louth.
The Local Government Reform Act 2014 provides a stronger and clearer role for local
government in economic development and community development which is a key
element to achieving the vision set out in the Action Plan for Effective Local Government
“that local government will be the main vehicle of governance and public service at local
level, leading economic, social and community development”.
The purpose of the LECP, as provided for in the Local Government Reform Act 2014, is to
set out, for a six year period, the objectives and actions needed to promote and support
the economic development and the local and community development of the relevant
local authority area, both by itself directly and in partnership with other economic and
community development stakeholders.
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Linking the Plans
The LECP provides the economic and community framework for all economic and
community development in Co. Louth. In its preparation the Louth LCDC ensured Healthy
Ireland and its associated plans were firmly embedded in the local LECP as guided by the
then Dept. of Environment, Community and Local Government. Louth LCDC employed the
Healthy Ireland triangulation process to identify the key priority areas to be included in
the Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan.
Policy
and
Strategy
Evidence
Based
Actions
Socio-
demographic Consultation
Profiling Outcomes
This process ensured that the priority themes are fully coherent with Healthy
Ireland, Louth LECP, and the full range of relevant national strategies. They are
also informed by the socio-demographic profile and the targeted consultation
held. This ensures that Healthy Ireland for Louth will achieve Healthy Ireland
actions at local level.
Therefore, when preparing the Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan the following
methodology was used:
• Identify all actions in Healthy Ireland which had local government assigned as
key partners in their delivery
• Map similar actions across the suites of seven associated plans
• Align these actions to corresponding actions in the Louth LECP
• Identified key priority areas from this process as “Shared Space, “Shared
Knowledge” and “Shared Wellbeing”
• Received approval from LCDC to draft the Healthy Ireland Plan for Louth under
these priority areas
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4. Implementation
Governance
The LCDC is the ultimate governance structure in the monitoring and review of the
Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan. There will be a subgroup, composition to be agreed by the
LCDC, which will provide operational oversight to the delivery of the plan. Updates will be
obtained through the current LCDC process using the traffic light monitoring system once
a year.
The LCDC will work in partnership within its own partner delivery structure and partners
outside the LCDC membership. LCC as a lead partner in the LCDC will support and facilitate
community groups to deliver the Healthy Ireland Plan for Louth through building capacity
and support through the Healthy Ireland Fund and other funds.
Resourcing the Plan
The plan has the potential to be resourced through the Healthy Ireland Fund and other
community funds such as the Community Enhancement Programme, Town and Village
Renewal Scheme and Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. The commitment of the
various stakeholders will see actions being implemented through individual corporate
plans and existing programmes.
Communicating the Plan
• In the Healthy Ireland Fund 2017 DkIT developed a reporting ICT tool which will be used
on a pilot basis to monitor and report on the delivery of the Healthy Ireland for Louth
Plan
• The LCDC will rely on the HSE CHO 8 area to provide data on the state of health of the
population in Louth and comparable CHO 8 counties
• Louth County Council and the Public Participation Network will continue to communicate
and promote updates through the Friday Communiqué
• Louth LCDC will continue to work in partnership and with other partners to communicate
and influence individual corporate plans to embrace the Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan
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Create an environment where every individual and sector
Goal 1:
of society can play their part in achieving a healthy Louth
Shared Space
HI Outcome: In creating ‘active friendly’
environments, cycle lanes, playgrounds, well-lit
Objective 1 (LECP / 148): Create ‘Active Friendly’
paths etc., local authorities will engage with local
environments – using a participatory planning
communities, schools and other stakeholders to
approach and the principles of Universal Design
plan facilities that are appropriate to the needs of
the community
Local
No. Action Responsibility Timeline Measure/
Indicator
1. NPAP: Develop guidelines and LCC 2018-2022 • Guidelines
Recreation support materials for those working incorporated into
Action in developing the built environment to CDP
promote the importance of physical
activity
2 NHWI: Develop guidelines and LCC 2018-2022 • Guidelines
support materials for those working incorporated into
in developing the built environment CDP
for urban development and planning
in relation to reducing the obesogenic
environment
3. NPAP & Consultation: Ensure that LCC 2018-2022 • CDP incorporated
Recreation the planning, development, and principles to
Action design of towns / cities promotes encourage physical
the development of local parks and activity for all
recreational spaces that encourage abilities
physical activity of all ages. Consult
with children, young people, people
with disabilities and older people
4. Consultation: Ensure that planning, LCC 2018-2022 • CDP incorporated
Recreation development, and design of towns principles to
Action and cities promotes the development encourage passive
of local parks and recreational spaces recreation for all
that encourage passive recreation, abilities
non-sport activity, disability friendly,
age friendly, and family friendly
pleasant environments
5 LECP 275: Encourage participatory LCC supported by DkIT 2016 - Ongoing • Increased
design and development of public awareness
spaces, housing and transport in our requirements
towns and villages that anticipate the through lifecourse
needs of older age facilitated by
service delivery
• Degrees of
inclusiveness and
sustainability
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Local
No. Action Responsibility Timeline Measure/
Indicator
6. Recreation Consultation: Maximise the use of LCC 2018-2022 • Mapping of all green
Action existing green space in urban areas spaces adjacent
providing recreational and leisure to schools, youth
spaces for enjoyment of all ages and centres, nursing
abilities, e.g. matching green space homes and day care
to schools and youth centres, nursing centres complete
homes and day care centres
• Funding
opportunities aligned
to the mapping piece
7. Recreation NPAP: Prioritise the planning and LCC 2018-2022 • No. of walking and
Action development of walking and cycling cycling infrastructure
and general recreational/physical projects planned and
activity infrastructure. Use a long- developed
term vision when making short-term
investment
8. Recreation LECP 251: Provide play spaces and LCC: Supported by LSP 2016 - Ongoing • Increased access
Action programmes to increase children / HSE / LMETB /LLP for young people to
and young people’s access and / Local Sports Clubs play physical activity
engagement with the physical / Youth Services / programmes in a
environment to encourage healthy Scouting Organisations community setting
lifestyles and Environmental
• No. of walking trails
Organisations
and campsites
• No. of environmental
projects for young
people
9 LECP 328: Develop a Louth County LCC Supported by SEAI Q4 2016 • Draft SMART action
Council SMART Action Plan to plan developed as
complement the white paper - part of ISO 50001
Ireland’s Transition to a Low Carbon and a “Register of
Energy Opportunities” for
energy savings, large
and small, across LCC
in place
10 LECP 272: Increase the take-up and AFA: Supported by LCC 2016-18 • No. of towns or parts
impact of the number of age friendly / HSE / CES of towns considered
towns and further initiatives in ‘age-friendly’
existing age friendly towns
• No. of age-
friendly initiatives
undertaken
• No. of initiatives held
in local libraries
11 NPAP: Deliver a programme of CPD LCC: Supported by LSP 2018 - Ongoing • CPD programme
on the role of physical and passive & DkIT sourced and
activity for those working in the delivered
development of the built environment
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Create an environment where every individual and sector
Goal 1:
of society can play their part in achieving a healthy Louth
Shared Space
HI Outcome: In creating ‘active friendly’
Objective 2 (LECP / 149): Provide safe, environments, cycle lanes, playgrounds, well-lit
recreational facilities/shared spaces where paths etc., local authorities will engage with local
children and young people can gather in an communities, schools and other stakeholders to
inclusive confident way plan facilities that are appropriate to the needs of
the community
Local
No. Action Responsibility Timeline Measure/
Indicator
12 RHSR: Facilitate increased use of LMETB 2018-2022 • Where feasible an
school buildings, where feasible, for increased usage of
afterschool care and out of hours, to school buildings for
support local communities afterschool care
13 TFI & RHSR: Promote tobacco LCDC 2018-2022 • No. of tobacco free
free campuses for all healthcare, campuses among LCDC
governmental and sporting facilities membership
in consultation with stakeholders
14 TFI & RHSR: Promote tobacco free LCC: Supported by Pre- 2018-2022 • Signs erected at parks
environments, in particular, at parks school Inspectorate and beaches
and beaches and further develop the
tobacco free playgrounds initiative • Tobacco free
by voluntary measures or by the playgrounds initiative
introduction of bye-laws progressed
15. LECP 314: Promote recreational LCC 2016-2022 • Improved public health
Recreation benefits and raise awareness about and wellbeing
Action the Great Eastern Greenway, Louth’s
cycle ways, walkways and mountain • Increased number of
trails visitors to rural Louth
16. Consultation: Facilitate the provision LCDC: Supported by 2018-2022 • No. of grant aided
Recreation and refurbishment of community LLP / PPN community spaces
Action centres to be used as shared space for through the CEP, HI,
young and older people T&V
17 Consultation: Develop a new DkIT DkIT 2018-2022 • New DkIT Healthy
Healthy Campus Plan Campus Plan
developed
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Create an environment where every individual and sector
Goal 1:
of society can play their part in achieving a healthy Louth
Shared Space
HI Outcome: In creating ‘active friendly’
Objective 3 (LECP / 151): Facilitate the
environments, cycle lanes, playgrounds, well-lit
development of community hubs/centres of
paths etc., local authorities will engage with local
shared learning in Drogheda, Dundalk and Ardee
communities, schools and other stakeholders to
to support community groups and organisations
plan facilities that are appropriate to the needs of
that involve volunteers in their work
the community
Local
No. Action Responsibility Timeline Measure/
Indicator
18 LECP 214: Increase the provision of LCC: Supported by 2016-2022 • No. of shared spaces
shared spaces and services and work Louth LEADER / available
to decrease the physical barriers Community Groups /
between communities PEACE 4 • Increased community
cohesion
19. LECP 261: Provide safe places for LCC: Supported by 2016-2018 • No. of youth cafes/
Recreation young people where they can socialise LMETB / CYPSC / hangouts for young
Action and interact in a positive manner Community & Youth people across the
Groups / CNN / DYC / county
Boomerang / ODD /
YWI / Louth Foróige • No. of young people
attending
20 LECP 280: Ensure that older people Flexibus / LCDC 2016-2022 • No. of rural transport
“get out and about” through schemes and routes
the provision of safe, accessible,
affordable and flexible transport
systems with seamless connectivity
between these systems in both rural
and urban areas
LECP 198: Extend availability of rural
transport scheme to facilitate people
living with disabilities in isolated
areas access employment
21 Consultation: Expand the RTP to Flexibus / LCDC 2018 - Ongoing • Pilot evening service
cover evening services through its delivered
various schemes facilitating transport
to leisure, recreational and social • Learnings applied to
activity for all ages Louth RTP service
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Reduce Health Inequalities - Communications and
Goal 2:
Knowledge Sharing
Shared Knowledge
HI Outcome: Link communications expertise and
Objective 1 (LECP / 144): Expand the existing capacity across sectors to ensure consistent,
community directory to ensure that it is complementary, cutting edge, accessible and
accessible, accurate and used widely by the persuasive health and wellbeing communication
public strategies are developed and implemented in
full
Local
No. Action Responsibility Timeline Measure/
Indicator
22 Consultation: Expand and increase LCC / PPN 2018 - Ongoing • Increase in
the distribution of the Friday recipients for
Communiqué weekly Friday
Communiqué
• Increase in usage
by membership of
LCDC
23. NPAP: Develop a local sports LSP 2018 - Ongoing • Sports club directory
Recreation directory maintained
Action
• Sports, physical
activities & facilities
directory developed
• Sports and physical
activity programme
directory developed
24 NCFLP: Provide accessible HSE 2018-2022 • Local service
information at local level on mental directory delivered
health service and access referral
mechanisms
25 LECP 279 & NPAS: Create and LAFA Ongoing • Age friendly website
manage a central repository updated with a
supported by a comprehensive communication plan
communications plan to ensure that in place
all older people in the county can
access user-friendly, up-to-date and • No. of older
coordinated information and advice people accessing
to entitlements, services and activities information
• Links available
from other service
providers to this site
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Local
No. Action Responsibility Timeline Measure/
Indicator
26 Consultation: Maximise the PPN: Supported by • www.helpformychild.ie
distribution of the online directory CYPSC / Genesis distributed through the
www.helpformychild.ie through the Programme Friday Communiqué on a
Friday Communiqué weekly basis
27 Consultation: Provide local Flexibus / Local Link • New methods of RTP
transport information programme service information
availability & cost of trip with available
regards to classes, talks, workshops,
nights/weekend activity
28. LECP 229 & NPAP: Promote, LSP: Supported by LLP / • Communications
Recreation educate and communicate the HSE / LLS strategy developed
Action benefits of physical activity
throughout the county • No. of promotions per
annum across the life of
the HI for Louth Plan
29 NCFLP: Develop mental health HSE: Supported by 2018-2022 • No. of health projects
promotion programmes with priority relevant PPN Groups / completed
groups including the youth sector CYPSC
Reduce Health Inequalities - Communications and
Goal 2:
Knowledge Sharing
Shared Knowledge
HI Outcome: Link communications expertise and
Objective 2 (LECP / 246): Improve
capacity across sectors to ensure consistent,
understanding of mental illness and behavioural
complementary, cutting edge, accessible and
issues, mental health literacy and information
persuasive health and wellbeing communication
on availability of services to support and
strategies are developed and implemented in
respond to individuals, carers and families
full
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
30 Consultation & LECP 237: LCDC: Supported by CYPSC 2016 - Ongoing • No. of sports
Promote cross sectoral role models / LCC / LSP / HSE / LLP Ambassadors
in communities and schools to
encourage healthy lifestyles (healthy • No. of local medical
eating, alcohol consumption, drug professionals as
abuse and mental health) advocates
• Reduction in alcohol
consumption in sports
clubs
• No. of social media
promotions
31 NCFLP: Build the link between HSE: Supported by CFL / 2018-2022 • All communications
alcohol and drug misuse and suicidal LDAF strategies proofed by
behaviour into communication CFL Group
strategies
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Reduce Health Inequalities - Communications and
Goal 2:
Knowledge Sharing
Shared Knowledge
Objective 3 (LECP / 143): Support programmes HI Outcome: Develop collaborative strategies to
that involve knowledge sharing and enhance social connections across the life course
collaboration amongst community groups and and to connect people most in need of resources,
service providers services, education and healthcare
Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
32 LECP 211: Ensure library and arts LCC (Library/Arts 2016-2022 • Increased involvement and
services provide opportunities Services): Supported by engagement with arts and
for marginalised communities LLP library services
and people with disabilities to
have access to and participate
in mainstream arts and cultural
activities
33 LECP 188: Work in partnership LMETB: Supported by Qtr 2 2017 • No. of programmes offered
to support and promote literacy LLS / LLP / The Mill / by local libraries
development, e-learning Creative Spark
opportunities, independent • No. attending local library
lifelong learning and preparation training modules
for employment
• Community based adult
education programme
delivered in collaboration
with LLP and NUIM
34 LECP 225: Ensure that Libraries LCC: Supported by 2016 - 2022 • Library facilities upgraded
support social and cultural LMETB / LLP / AFA to include large scale
cohesion and inclusion where / Local Schools / multi-functional buildings
people can exercise their Community Groups with interconnecting
democratic right to information, supports
ideas and knowledge
• No. of volunteers and
volunteer hours in arts and
culture organisations
35. LECP 253: Increase young LCC: supported by 2016-2022 • Increased opportunities for
Recreation people’s access to informal LMETB / CNN / Louth’s young people to engage
Action educational, recreational and 3 Youth Theatres: DYC, in the arts, music and a
cultural activities and resources Drogheda Boomerang variety of sport including
Café / Sports Clubs / technology and associated
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí media
Éireann / DkIT / Schools
• No. of young people
/ Community Groups
accessing services, No. of
/ LLS / LVC / ODD /
services by MD
Foróige / YWI (Louth)
• No. of volunteers
supporting youth activity
• No. of young people
accessing libraries as
study/recreational spaces
• No. of visits by library
service to primary schools
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Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
36 LECP 273: Improve access to AFA: Supported by HSE / 2016-2022 • Plan conceived
resources, services, lifelong learning LLP / AGS / SVP / LMETB
and healthcare / LLS / CES • No. of programmes
run by local libraries
supporting age-friendly
initiatives e.g. computer
skills development
37 NSHP: Ensure that all young people Youth Services - Louth: 2018-2022 • No. of sexual health
have access and knowledge of Supported by CYPSC / awareness projects
age-appropriate, trustworthy and HSE / PPN & Youthreach complete
accurate information and support on (Louth)
relationships and sexual health
38 NPAP: Include children and young LCDC: Supported by PPN 2018 - • Implementation of
people in the development and / CYPSC / CNN Ongoing National Participation
implementation of programmes in Strategy for Young
which they are involved People
39 RHSR & LECP 153: Support and LCC: Supported by PPN 2016 • Continued PPN
promote community participation engagement at
and facilitate cross-community community level
representation on local structures and supported PPN
e.g. LCDC JPS, SPCs etc engagement as a
representative structure
on decision making
bodies
40 RHSR: Promote the participation LCDC & PPN: Supported 2018-2022 • Representation on Drugs
of service users and their families by LDAF / NERDTF and Alcohol Fora
in local drug and alcohol decision
making structures
41 RHSR: Improve the capacity of LCDC HSE: Supported by LCDC 2018-2022 • Training delivered to
service providers to accommodate LCDC partners
people with drug and alcohol
addictions including; Travellers, LGBT, • Utilisation of Street
new communities, sex workers and Reach in training
homeless people services
42 NCFLP & LECP 242 & 243: Support HSE Mental Health Ongoing • Local Connect for Life
local cross-sectoral implementation Services: Supported by Plan developed and
to develop and implement a local LCDC / CYPSC implemented
multi-agency suicide prevention
action plan
43. LECP 228: Develop a collaborative HSE: Supported by 2016 - • Sports Strategy
Recreation plan to promote increased physical LSP / LCDC / LMETB / Ongoing developed
Action activity levels across the lifecourse GAA / Schools / Local
• Sports Ireland
Employers
programmes
implemented
• No. of water safety
courses
• Access to cycle paths,
public green spaces,
playgrounds, age
friendly exercise
equipment, safe
footpaths and
pedestrian connectivity
44. LECP 231: Develop and promote LCC: Supported by LSP / Ongoing • Walking and cycling
Recreation walking and cycling strategies DECLG / GIW strategies implemented
Action in local communities
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Protect the public from threats to health and wellbeing -
Goal 3:
research and education
Shared Knowledge
Objective 1 (LECP / 181): Promote the HI Outcome: Implement SPHE in primary, post
implementation of SPHE, PE programme and primary and youthreach settings, including the
Active Schools Flag initiative in primary, post implementation of the PE programmes and the
primary schools and youthreach settings Active Schools Flag initiative
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
45 NHWI: Use an "all county approach" HSE: Supported by DES 2018 - Ongoing • No. of schools
to link agencies and professionals to / LMETB / LSP implementing the
provide evidence based programmes to healthy lifestyles
schools to implement healthy lifestyles programme
programme. Healthy Ireland education
in schools
46 TFI: Introduce smoke free school LMETB / DES / TUSLA / 2018-2022 • No. of participating
campuses and childcare facilities Preschool Inspectorate schools and childcare
facilities
47 NHWI & LECP 233: Implement HSE: Supported by 2016-2022 • No. of Schools
healthy food policies through SPHE Schools / LCC / LSP / implementing healthy
Programme in post primary and CYPSC and Schools food policies through
Youthreach settings Principals Network SPHE
48 NCFLP: Deliver a range of mental Youth Services & 2018-2022 • No. of programmes
health and sexual health promoting Schools: Supported by delivered
programmes in education settings CYPSC / DES / HSE
aimed at improving the mental and • Delivery of Lets Talk
sexual health of the students Sex Programme
• Delivery of Wrapping
up you Wellbeing
Project
49 Consultation: Develop school based NERDTF 2018-2022 • No. of Peer Ed
Peer Ed training programmes to programmes delivered
compliment SPHE drug syllabus
• No. of schools taking
part
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Protect the public from threats to health and wellbeing -
Goal 3:
research and education
Shared Knowledge
Objective 2 (LECP / 292): Promote and evaluate HI Outcome: Support actions to standardise,
culture to continually assess and improve the expand and mainstream existing work
impact of actions in ageing (*ageing across the programmes designed to deliver health and
life course) social community profiling data at local level
local
No. Action Responsibility Timeline Measure/
Indicator
50 LECP 277: Strengthen the ‘living lab’ AFA: Supported by DkIT Ongoing • Further innovation
technology research partnership with / LCC achieved via
DkIT, industry, care givers and older Netwell/CASALA
people in particular
with a focus on
user awareness,
smarter
environments
and smarter
technologies
51 LECP 220: Provide a service delivery, LCDC: Supported by As directed by Dept • Monitoring and
monitoring and review framework for DkIT / LCC / LLP / HSE review protocol
the LECP agreed
52 Support Research and analysis on DkIT - Netwell/CASALA Ongoing • No. and range of
health and social wellbeing of older research projects
people delivered
53 Share examples of evidence based HSE: Supported by 2018-2022 • No. of healthy
programmes to address exercise, LCDC eating, smoking
healthy eating, smoking cessation and cessation and
mental health mental health
programmes
shared
54 Consultation: Tap into the expertise LMETB: Supported by 2018-2022 • Engagement with
of youth organisations working with DkIT /Youth Service / PPN Youth Social
young people to improve healthy LCDC / HSE / TUSLA Inclusion group
lifestyles as a reference
group for all
youth health
programmes
• Completion of
Louth Youth Needs
Analysis Report
18Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
Objective 1 (LECP / 154): Develop a
HI Outcome: Analyse existing community
volunteering strategy for Louth to address the
support infrastructure to promote and enable
barriers to volunteering, whilst promoting and
active citizenship and volunteering across the
supporting the value to the individual and its
lifecycle
positive impacts on local community
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
55 LECP 154: Develop a volunteering LVC 2017 • Volunteering Strategy
strategy for Louth developed
56 LECP 157: Develop a Quality Standard LVC 2017 • Quality Standard
for effectively managing volunteers developed
within community organisations
• No. of organisations
participating
• No. of organisations
with QS
57 LECP 282: Encourage older people AFA: Supported by LCC 2016 - • No. of older people
to engage in their communities by SVP / TT / ICA / LVC Ongoing involved in TT, ICA,
promoting active citizenship and the Arts, sporting activities
value of volunteering and intergenerational
projects
58 LECP 239: Initiate community HSE: Supported by LCC 2016 - • No. of programmes
programmes to encourage and support / LCDC Ongoing introduced
smokers to quit by promoting a
• No. of smokers quitting
tobacco free society
• Reduction in numbers
of smoking related
diseases
• Tobacco free campuses
for all public facilities,
all playgrounds and
family recreational
facilities
• No. of tobacco free
public parks and
beaches
59 RHSR & LECP 240: Support the HSE: Supported by 2016 - • Community
Community Action on Alcohol Pilot NERDTF / JPC / LDAF Ongoing mobilisation on alcohol
Project (CAAPP) being led by the initiatives in selected
Alcohol Forum local drug and alcohol
task force areas
• Community Alcohol
Strategy devised
19Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
60 NCFLP: Deliver a range of mental health PPN: Supported by 2018-2022 • No. of programmes
promoting programmes in communities aimed CYPSC / HSE - Drug delivered
at improving the mental health of priority Addiction Services /
groups LDAF
61 Consultation: Educate communities on how Dunleer BEC / PPN 2018 - • Annual community
to reduce their energy/home heating/ lighting Ongoing applications submitted
costs by taking simple steps in their day to day to SEAI
life and what equipment or insulation they
need to install to make their home warmer
62 NHWI: Scale up community-based PPN: Supported by HSE Ongoing • No. of Healthy Ireland
programmes to enhance knowledge and skills / CYPSC applications made by
with regard to healthy eating and active living community groups
63 CAWT Project: Engage with the PPN HSE (CAWT)/ PPN / 2018-2022 • No. of opportunities
Community Groups to further explore the LVC to include social
concept of social prescription in Co. Louth prescription in
workshops, dialogue
events and public
consultations
Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
Objective 2 (LECP / 226): Improve wellbeing HI Outcome: Implement evidence-based
and development outcomes for children aged prevention and early intervention initiatives
pre-birth to 6 years, by continuing to implement aimed at children and families, initially
the Genesis Programme and other programmes focussing on areas of disadvantage, drawing
as appropriate, in the targeted areas of Dundalk evidence emerging from the Prevention and
and Drogheda Early Intervention Programme
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
64 Consultation: Support and The Genesis Programme 2018-2020 • Deliver Information & Awareness
promote The Changing Lives Sessions to 184 Early Years
Initiative in which the Genesis Professionals & Teachers
Programme is a partner
• Deliver Information & Awareness
supporting families with
Sessions to 750 Parents/Families
children at risk of ADHD
• Carry out screening for 550 referred
children
• Deliver Incredible Years ADHD
Programme to 210 Parents/Families
65 Consultation: Support The Genesis Programme 2018 • No. of transition programmes
the Genesis Programme delivered
to implement a Transition
programme in three stages:
Transition to Parenthood,
Transition to Pre-School,
Transition to Primary School
20Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
HI Outcome: Implement evidence-based
Objective 3 (LECP / 248): Provide parenting prevention and early intervention initiatives
programmes to ensure young people have aimed at children and families, initially
continued support at home, at school and in free focussing on areas of disadvantage, drawing
time evidence emerging from the Prevention and
Early Intervention Programme
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
66 NHWI: Expand parenting Louth Meath 2018-2022 • Subject to DCYA funding
programmes that incorporate healthy Strengthening Families
lifestyle and behavioural change • 48 families will participate
with an average of 184
beneficiaries (parents/
carers/young people)
• 1 Co-ordinator will be
recruited & will work in
Louth in 2018 (should this
innovative programme
continue in 2019 staffing
requirements may need
to be reviewed). Each site
will continue to have a
steering committee with
one overall consortium to
oversee the programme
• Development of a more
strategic coordinated area
based approach
• Delivery of 2 day training
to increase pool of
facilitators from key
stakeholders
• External evaluation
completed
67 NHWI: Develop programmes to HSE: Supported by Genesis 2018-2022 • No. of Healthy Eating
improve healthy eating for mothers Programme / TUSLA Programmes delivered
"to be " preconception and for infants to mother "to be"
and children up to 2 years preconception and
children up to 2
• No. of teen parent
programmes delivered
21Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
Objective 4 (LECP / 228): Develop collaborative HI Outcome: Develop a Plan to promote increase
plans at local level to promote increased physical activity levels across the population, as
physical activity levels across the life course an example of how HI will work
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
68 NPAP: Conduct an annual physical activity LSP 2018 - Ongoing • Annual SIDO
promotion campaign and Operation
Transformation
campaign delivered
69 LECP 234: Develop programmes to LSP: Supported by LCDC 2017 • Increased no. of
address transitions and drop out for / LCC / CYPSC participants returning
physical activity and sport to some form of
physical activity and/
or sport
70 NPAP & LECP 241: Extend existing and LSP: Supported by LCC / 2016 - Ongoing • No. of programmes
developing programmes for physical SI / HSE / NGB developed
activity for people with disabilities and
their families to enhance and deliver a • No. of participants
comprehensive health and wellbeing engaging
programme
22Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
Objective 5 (LECP / 235): Support, link
HI Outcome: Support, link and further improve
and further improve existing partnerships,
existing partnerships, strategies and initiatives
strategies and initiatives that aim to improve
that aim to improve the capacity of parents,
the capacity of parents, carers and families to
carers and families to support healthier choices
support healthier choices for their children and
for their children and themselves
themselves
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
71 RHSR: Further strengthen services NERDTF / FASN 2018-2022 • Opportunities under HI funding
to support families affected by explored, developed and
substance misuse delivered where possible
72 RHSR: Provide addiction services HSE - Drug Addiction 2018-2022 • Appointment of CNM to
for pregnant and postnatal Services / NERDTF addiction services. Monitor
women closely with doctor in HSE
• Prioritise harm prevention and
reduction
73 RHSR: Mitigate the risk and HSE - Drug Addiction 2018-2022 • Monitor closely with Doctors in
reduce the impact of parental Services / NERDTF HSE
substance misuse on babies and
young children • Prioritise harm prevention and
reduction
74 Consultation: Develop HSE: Supported by LDAF 2018-2022 • Initiate the Needle Exchange
programmes aimed at early / NERDTF programme, and expand service
intervention of alcohol and drug through new national funding
misuse with HSE Primary Care scheme
• Recruit a CNM
• Provide a needle exchange harm
reduction post
• Provide RGM social care
homeless worker
• Provide a full time addiction
counsellor
75 Consultation: Facilitate new HSE: Supported by LCDC 2018-2022 • No. of healthy eating
methods of healthy eating / PPN programmes supported by
programmes using parents Health Promotion HSE through
associations, intergenerational PPN
programmes, community
supported programmes and
special disability service providers
to provide healthy eating choices
for all ages and abilities
23Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
HI Outcome: All public sector organisations and
workplaces will be required by Government to
Objective 6 (LECP / 236): Work collaboratively promote and protect the health and wellbeing of
to create healthier workplace environments their workforce, their clients and the community
they serve. These commitments will be detailed
in corporate and strategic/business plans
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
76 NPAP: Develop a framework for HSE 2018-2022 • Framework for workplace
workplace health and wellbeing health and wellbeing
including physical activity developed
77 NHWI: Develop a corporate social HSE Supported by LCDC • Protocol for obesity
responsibility protocol relating prevention, promoting health
to obesity prevention promoting and wellbeing developed
overall health and wellbeing in the
workplace
78 NPAP: Develop a toolkit for LEF Supported by LCDC / 2018-2022 • Toolkit developed
employers to provide practical HSE / DkIT
guidance on promoting physical • No. of employers using the
activity at work toolkit
24Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
HI Outcome: Combine mental health promotion
programmes with interventions that address
Objective 7 (LECP / 243): Support the
broader determinants and social problems as
implementation of community-based suicide
part of a multi-agency approach, particularly in
prevention programmes and training
areas with levels of socio-economic deprivation
and fragmentation
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
79 NPAP: Develop guidelines, support HSE: Supported by LCDC / 2018-2022 • Guidelines developed
materials and referral pathways PPN
to promote physical activity for
organisations providing mental health
services and disability services
80 RHSR: Improve outcomes for people HSE: Supported by NERDTF 2018-2022 • Appointment of HE
with co-morbid, severe mental illness / LDAF doctor 2 days/week in
and substance misuse problems Louth
81 RHSR & LECP 249: Provide counselling HSE: Supported by relevant 2016 - • Decrease in the no. of
for mental health problems at both PPN members Ongoing mental health issues
primary and secondary levels
• No. of counselling
sessions
82 RHSR & Consultation: Support the LMETB / DES / DkIT / TUSLA 2018-2022 • No. of interventions
development of Student Support Teams and teams supported
for the management of critical incidents
83 RHSR: Continue to target a reduction HSE - Drug Addiction 2018-2022 • Appointment of HE
in drug related deaths and non-fatal Services doctor 2 days/week in
overdoses Louth
84 Consultation: Deliver campaigns that PPN: Supported by HSE 2018-2022 • No. of campaigns
reduce stigma to those with mental Mental Health Services delivered
health difficulties and suicidal behaviour
in the whole population and self-stigma
among priority groups
25Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
HI Outcome: Combine mental health promotion
Objective 8 (LECP / 245): Improve the quality programmes with interventions that address
and effectiveness of services and supports for broader determinants and social problems as
children with mental health needs, intellectual part of a multi-agency approach, particularly in
and physical disabilities and their families areas with levels of socio-economic deprivation
and fragmentation
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
85 LECP 244: Provide accessible user HSE & TUSLA: Supported 2016 • Memorandum of
friendly coordinated mental health by CYPSC / CAMHS understanding adopting a
services emphasising children at risk, multi-disciplinary approach
specific to the needs of adolescents addressing children and
13-18 and other young people adolescent Mental Health
Services developed between
HSE and TUSLA
• ‘Headstrong’ early
intervention service in
operation across the county
86 NCFLP: Promote suicide prevention Youth Services & 2018 - 2022 • No. of programmes complete
programmes across primary and Schools: Supported
post primary schools and centres of by HSE Mental Health
education Services
87 Consultation: Support Social LLP / PPN / CYPSC / IFA 2018 - 2022 • No. of programmes delivered
Farming Programmes and Animal
Therapy Programmes
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Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
Objective 9 (LECP / 247): Adopt a cross-agency
HI Outcome: Agree a method and timeline
approach to ensure that universal services and
to explore the potential contribution of
supports are in place for all children and young
interagency, CYPSC to improve the health and
people, particularly engaging with those who
wellbeing of families and communities
are most excluded or at risk
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
88. NPAP: Include physical CYPSC 2018-2022 • CYPSC plan developed,
Recreation activity in the development of encompassing physical activity
Action CYPSC plans
89 NCFLP: Support anti-bullying Youth Services and 2018-2022 • No. of programmes delivered
programmes including online Genesis Programme:
homophobic bullying Supported by HIF • Implementation of KiVa
90 RHSR: Expand the range, Youth Services: 2018-2022 • Targeted engagement with
availability and geographic Supported by HSE Drug those under the age of 18
spread of problem drug and Addiction Services / through drug addiction services
alcohol services for those LDAF
under the age of 18
91 NSHP & LECP 267: Promote HSE & TUSLA: Ongoing • Decrease in mental health issues
and support young people's Supported by CNN / among young people
right to self-determination Schools / Dundalk
and self-expression in relation Outcomers / Youth • No. of LGBT awareness sessions
to their sexual orientation Services conducted
and/or gender identity
• No. of young people accessing
LGBT services
92 RHSR: Strengthen the life- CYPSC: Supported by 2018-2022 • No. of HI funded programmes
skills of young people leaving PPN
care to reduce their risk of
developing substance use
problems
93 LECP 249: Provide counselling CYPSC: Supported 2018-2022 • Decrease in no. of mental health
and therapeutic supports to by Youthreach / Local issues
young people in non- formal Schools / TUSLA / Youth
settings Services • No. of counselling sessions
94 LECP 250: Provide healthy DES: Supported by HSE, 2016 - • Breakfast clubs initiative
eating programmes in schools, CYSPC / LMETB / All Ongoing extended to all schools in county
youth facilities and sports Education Institutions
organisations / Sports Clubs / Youth • Extended school meal scheme to
Services all schools in county in particular
DEIS schools
• Increased no. of children and
young with healthy weight
95 NCFLP: Develop a care HSE Drug Addiction 2018-2022 • National working group
pathway for addiction and Services: Supported established covering social
mental health service users by HSE Mental Health inclusion, homelessness,
Services pathways, referrals and clients
with dual diagnosis
27Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
Objective 10 (LECP / 274): Build on the HI Outcome: Support, link and further improve
Genio-supported ‘Flourishing with Dementia’ existing partnerships and initiatives that aim to
collaborative programme to foster a ‘dementia support older people to maintain, improve or
friendly’ supportive environment manage their physical and mental wellbeing.
Support, link and further improve existing
partnerships, strategies and initiatives that
aim to remove barriers to participation and to
provide more opportunities for the involvement
Objective 10 (LECP / 278): Increase the impact of older people in all aspects of cultural,
and effectiveness of informal and formal economic and social life in their communities
community care services for older people
including home care packages
Local Measure/
No. Action Responsibility Timeline
Indicator
96 Consultation: Develop a dementia LOPF: Supported by the 2018 • Awareness programme
awareness programme for families and Birches / HSE developed and
carers of people with dementia to support evaluated
their client/loved one through the health
journey
97 RHSR: Implement the IPS Prisoner Release AFA: Supported by 2018-2022 • Pilot project developed
Policy to ensure care, treatment and Community Mental and delivered
information is provided for older people Health Services
leaving prison. This will include links with • Learnings taken from
the community mental health services the pilot applied
98 RHSR: Improve the response to the needs of AFA: Supported by 2018-2022 • No. of projects delivered
older people with long-term substance use LDAF through the various
issues possible grant schemes
and the HI fund
99 Consultation: Support mental health and AFA / LOPF 2018-2022 • No. of projects delivered
wellbeing actions for older people living in through the various
isolated rural areas including pre-retirement possible grant schemes
planning connecting individuals to their and the HI fund
communities and the business community
100 Consultation: Support informal family AFA: Supported by HSE 2018-2022 • No. of programmes
carers through formal & informal supports / LOPF supported
101 Consultation: Create training programmes LLP / DSP 2018-2022 • Training programmes
for early school leavers to become home complete
helps for older people. Similar to the Ogra
Programme
102 LECP 288: Extend "The Parlour" and "Men's LCDC supported by AFA 2016 • Increased flexible
Sheds" initiatives across the county to / HSE / DkIT employment
enhance social connectedness opportunities for older
people
28Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Increase the proportion of people who are healthy at all
Goal 4:
stages of life
Shared Wellbeing
Objective 11 (LECP / 288): Work with the DSP HI Outcome: Support, link and further improve
to develop and promote employment options existing partnerships, strategies and initiatives
(including options for gradual retirement) for that aim to remove barriers to participation
people as they age and identify any barriers and to provide more opportunities for the
(legislative, attitudinal, custom and practice) involvement of older people in all aspects
to continued employment and training of cultural, economic and social life in their
opportunities communities
Local
No. Action Responsibility Timeline Measure/
Indicator
103 LECP 283: Develop and deliver 50+ Start LCDC supported by AFA 2016 - Ongoing • LEO and Regional
Your Own Business programmes / HSE / DkIT Development Centre
in DKIT
• Social Enterprise
Programmes
104 LECP 283: Facilitate and support social LEO, AFA, Business 2016 - Ongoing • LEO and Regional
enterprise programmes for older people Forum / PPN Development Centre
in DKIT
• Social Enterprise
Programmes
105 LECP 284: Facilitate businesses to become AFA Business Group 2016 - Ongoing • No. of businesses
‘Age Friendly' champions involved
106 LECP 290: Engage with local Chambers of AFA: Supported by LCC / 2016 - Ongoing • Panels established
Commerce to develop a panel of suitably CoC / LEF
experienced older people that are in a
position to offer business set up and
development advice and support
107 LOPF Action Plan 2017 - 2019: Promote LOPF 2017 - Ongoing • No. of projects
and facilitate the use of technology completed
to support tele-care and tele-health
programmes for older people
108 LOPF Action Plan 2017 - 2019: Support the LOPF 2017 - Ongoing • Project complete
parents of adult children with disabilities
through carrying out research on the scale
and scope of the supports needed
29Healthy Ireland for Louth Plan 2018-2022
Acronyms
AFA Age Friendly Alliance
AGS An Garda Síochána
CAMHS Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services
CAWT Co-operation & Working Together
CDP County Development Plan
CEP Community Enhancement Programme
CES Community Employment Scheme
CIC Citizens Information Centre
CNN Comhairle na nÓg
CoC Chambers of Commerce
Consultation Feedback from workshop undertaken at Bellingham Castle
CPD Continued Professional Development
CYPSC Children and Young People's Services Committees
Department of Environment, Community & Local Government
DECLG
(currently dept. of Housing, Planning & Local Government)
DES Department of Education & Skills
DkIT Dundalk Institute of Technology
Department Social Protection
DSP
(currently dept. of Employment Affairs & Social Protection)
Dunleer BEC Dunleer Better Energies Community
DYC Dundalk Youth Centre
FASN Family Addiction Support Network
GIW Get Ireland Walking
HI Healthy Ireland
HIF Healthy Ireland Fund
HSE Health Service Executive
ICA Irish Countrywomen’s Association
IFA Irish Farmers Association
JPC Joint Policing Committee
LAFA Louth Age Friendly Alliance
LCC Louth County Council
LCDC Local Community Development Committee
LDAF Louth Drugs & Alcohol Forum
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