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Every month, we promise to deliver a newsletter full of our upcoming events, insightful news, articles of note & of academic interests
regarding health and the environment. 

www.ide.ie
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change in world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has"
- Margaret Mead 

IDE are on hold at present as we wish to maintain and uphold our standards as medical professionals. 

As of March 15 2020 we advise following the HSE guidelines around COVID-19
https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html

As medical professionals working across different sectors in different capacities, we ask that you are patient with the HSE during this difficult time.

We would also like to applaud Dr Mike Ryan of the World Health Organisation for his leadership, along with the Irish Government and the Irish public in following the advice for harm reduction 

This is an evolving situation worldwide, we ask that you remain calm, cautious and protect our vulnerable within society.

Protecting humanity and planetary health is fundamental. 
 

Looking after one's mental health is essential at this time, including - 
- Monitoring social media use 
- Following factual up to date evidence
- Excercise 
- Regular sleep routines 
- Maintain healthy, balanced diet & avoid excess alcohol 
- Relaxation & mindfulness 
- Avoiding assumptions and stigmatisation 
- Staying connected 

Further information - 
https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/mental-health/minding-your-mental-health-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak.html



We hope in due course to have more time to continue updating the links of environment and health, however at present it is not in our capacity to continue updating voluntarily, as we have been over the past 18 months. 

If there are any volunteers, please email irishdocsenv@gmail.com to continue our work.

If you are interested in joining our group as we continue to work on promoting health in Ireland, please contact irishdocsenv@gmail.com however please have the patience for response. 



 

We would like to thank Mike O Connor for these encouraging words and beautiful posts- 

Social distancing #covid19. Connect with nature maybe. Do not be overwhelmed with fear and panic. We will get through this. We will.
WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE. We apologise for any inconvenience. 

If you are a doctor, healthcare clinician, member of staff of a hospital & wish to get involved, please get in touch at - irishdocsenv@gmail.com
If you are interested in speaking to our group, becoming an affiliated member, or have an interesting project we would love to hear from you and your work! 

 

We hold regular committee meetings on the first Wednesday of each month where everyone is very welcome to come along or Skype in to. We have a number of Working Groups where most of our work is implemented through, and we will do our best to support you in initiatives and ideas regarding environment and health work.
 

We have also grown to hold a regular committee meeting with allied health professionals on the first Thursday in February for any nurses / physios / pharmacists / carers / healthcare workers within hospitals and communities who are interested in joining our newly formed Planetary Health group.

www.ide.ie

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"To walk through a forest uncharacteristically barren of snow in wintertime, or through a hospital ward dominated by older and chronically ill patients, is to witness two of the greatest challenges of our time: the degradation of the Earth’s ecosystems and the shift in human disease towards that driven by our lifestyles and our surroundings. Both challenges are inseparable: climate change, ecosystem destruction, massive losses in biodiversity, a warming ocean, soil degradation, and pollution are wreaking havoc on our planet and sickening us." - Lancet Global Health - Human health and environmental sustainability: the 21st century's grand challenges

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