Clare people care about their health and wellbeing

Larry Hally, Susan Harvey, Cllr Tony O’Brien, Mary Leahy, Carol Head and Helen Moloney

placeholder image — Larry Hally, Susan Harvey, Cllr Tony O’Brien, Mary Leahy, Carol Head and Helen Moloney

CLARE people care about their health and wellbeing it seems, as a huge turnout attended a recent Health and Wellbeing Age Expo.

Clare’s Older People’s Council, supported by Clare County Council’s Age Friendly Clare and Healthy Clare programmes, hosted a very successful Health and Wellbeing Age Expo at Treacys West County Hotel in Ennis.

Over 500 people attended the event on Friday, June 30, which showcased the supports and services available in County Clare that are of interest and use to older people.

The Expo was a platform for Clare’s older people to engage with organisations delivering health and wellbeing supports and services across the county.

Guest speakers discussed the new ‘Healthy Age Friendly Homes’ initiative and ‘Preparing for a Healthy Retirement’, as well as The Irish Heart Foundation carrying out free health checks and Chime provided free hearing tests.

Some of those displaying at the event included Active Ennis, Clare Sports Partnership, Clare Libraries, Local Link, Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland and Sláinte an Chláir.

Attendees also had an opportunity to participate in a singing taster session, ‘Active Ageing’ classes and to attend a cookery demonstration.

The Clare Age Expo was supported by the Clare Older People’s Council and the Department of Health’s Healthy Ireland Fund.

For more information on the event, visit: https://yoursay.clarecoco.ie/age-health-expo