Health Promotion Department

Health Promotion is an intrinsic part of the culture and services provided by Sligo University Hospital (SUH). The aim of the SUH Health Promotion Department is to create supportive environments for health and wellbeing and provide services that empower and motivate both staff and patients to improve their health.

The SUH Health Promotion Department is led by Morna O’Hanlon, Health Promotion and Improvement Officer, and is supported by the SUH Healthy Ireland Committee, SUH Hospital Management and HSE West North West Hospital Health and Wellbeing Implementation Group.

The promotion of health and wellbeing in SUH is aligned with the strategic priorities of the Health Services Healthy Ireland Implementation Plan (2023-2027). This plan aims to build the role of the Health Services in:

• Enabling individuals to live longer, healthier lives through all stages of their life by supporting them to adopt healthy behaviours
• Supporting people to self-manage and live well with their chronic health condition(s)
• Promoting the development of environments that help people and staff to adopt healthy behaviours            

SUH Health Promotion Action Areas include:           

• HSE QUIT programme (SUH Smoking Cessation Service for in-patients and SUH Staff)
• Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
• Smarter Travel and Active Living
• Arts for Health
• Mental Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Staff and Patient Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• SUH Wellbeing Studio activities
• Tobacco Free Campus Policy
• HSE Vending Policy

The SUH Health Promotion Department also:            

• Circulates National HSE Health and Wellbeing updates, Regional Staff Health and Wellbeing webinars, and any other updates/information relevant to Health Promotion.
• Provides health promoting information for staff, patients and visitors through information stands throughout the hospital.
• Co-ordinates Health Promotion events and information sessions as a means of promoting awareness on health related issues.
• Collaborates with the Community Health Promotion Team across a range of services including; Smoking Cessation Services, MECC, Men’s Health, Staff Health and Wellbeing.
• Represents Health Promotion on numerous SUH Committees including the; Green Campus Committee, Staff Engagement Forum, Tobacco Free Campus. Implementation Group, Flu Campaign and also the Hospital WNW Implementation Group.             
• Provides Health Promotion support and guidance to all SUH specialities and assists with initiatives planned by their service.
• Works in partnership with all hospital services in order to promote a culture that supports the health and wellbeing of staff, patients and visitors.

Contact Details

Health Promotion and Smoking Cessation Department,
Flat  4,
Sligo University Hospital,
The Mall,
Sligo.
F91H684