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St. Brigids GAA, Killashee – Proud to Be a GAA Healthy Club – Healthy Club Award

St. Brigids GAA, Killashee are proud to have achieved Healthy Club Award status as part of the Irish Life GAA Healthy Club Programme. This milestone reflects the commitment and hard work of our dedicated Healthy Club Committee, and while we’ve achieved a lot, there’s always more to do.

What is the Healthy Club Programme?

The Irish Life GAA Healthy Club Programme is the GAA’s flagship health and wellbeing initiative. It supports clubs in promoting physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing both within the club and across the wider community.

It has the following three aims:

1. Initiate new health-promoting activities that directly address local needs,
2. Mainstream best practice healthy behaviours across the core business (Gaelic Games) of the club (e.g. around alcohol, diet, substances and mental health),
3. Provide a framework for formalising existing health promotion activities that are in line with the programme goals.

The programme has 6 health and wellbeing priority areas:

Our Foundation Award Journey

Our Foundation Award was earned by listening to our members and community, and by focusing on the health areas that matter most to them. Key areas we prioritised included:

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The programme supports clubs to:

• Identify what they are already doing well,
• Identify areas for improvement, and empower them to ensure that everyone who engages with their club benefits in a health-enhancing way, be they players, officers, coaches, parents, supporters, or members of their community.

How to get involved:

We’re always looking for new ideas and support. If you’d like to get involved in our Healthy Club work or simply want to know more, please reach out to one of our club officers or our Healthy Club Officer.

For more information, please contact: St. Brigids GAA, Killashee Childrens Officer – Amanda Stewart on ChildrensOfficer.stbrigids.longford@gaa.ie .

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