Health initiatives for Clubs

Identify Needs

What does your Club / Community need? • Make suggestions

• Consult your membership

• Review what has happened in the past – is there anything that can prevent reoccurrences?

• Different approaches are needed for different groups!

Suggestions include........

Facility Usage

Maximise for whole community• Walking track around perimeter

• Classes – dance / aerobics / yoga etc

• Smoking Cessation Groups (Ulster Cancer Foundation)

• Family Fun Days

Club Environment

• Display posters / leaflets

• Smoke Free Signage

• No Cigarette machines

• Healthy food choices at functions

• Water/juices/fruits at summer camps etc

• Responsible approach to alcohol

Well Man / Well Woman

Health Checks & Education Nights

• Blood Pressure

• Cholesterol

• Diabetes

• Body Mass / Body Fat

GP / Practice Nurses / Chest, Heart & Stroke

Cancer Awareness

Interactive Education Nights• Tips on prevention

• Early detection (demonstrations)

• Carbon Monoxide Monitor

• Skin Scanner

• Leaflets & advice

Alcohol & Drugs Awareness

Whole Club Approach

• Club Policy

• Education for:

• Players

• Coaches

• Parents

Link with local alcohol & drugs services

Mental Health

Education • Promote good mental health through GAA activities

• Display posters

• Distribute pocket guides

• Education –

• Mental Health First Aid

• Suicide Awareness TrainingLink with local Health Trust services

Player Health

Education Information for players including:

• Nutrition

• Hydration

• Alcohol & Sport

• Smoking

• Injuries

• Fitness Testing

Screening

• GAA ‘Screening Questionnaire’ for all players over the age of 14

Cardiac Screening

Cardiac

Risk in the

Young

• ECG Screening available through CRY

www.uuclinic.ulster.ac.uk028 9036 8098

First Aid / CPR Training

Building Capacity• Sports First Aid

• Coaches

• Players

• Basic First Aid

• Administrators

• CPR training (offered by Ulster GAA tutors)

Defibrillator

• Trained users

• Easily accessed

• Checked weekly

• Promotion – who to call / how to get it?

• Support system in place if used

Club / Community Defibrillator