Health for Schools and Families

RedBranch is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes healthy lifestyle choices in Irish children and young people. We work with schools and parents, and act as advocates for healthy food and physical activity choices.

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RedBranch Workshops

RedBranch provide workshops for parents, teachers, primary schoolchildren and secondary schoolchildren. We also provide in-service training for teachers, and we also offer a series of healthy lifestyle workshops for companies.

Workshops are the only aspect of our work that we charge for. Contact us for more information.

Parent Workshops

Our parent workshops focus on:

bulletThe significance of lifestyle choices
bulletMarketing and children
bulletPhysical activity
bulletDiet
bulletThe school environment
bulletThe home environment
bulletPractical solutions

Teacher Workshops

An introduction to Irish lifestyle issues, including:

bulletschool projects
bulleteducational material
bulletlifestyle factors and school performance
bulletcreating a healthy school environment
bulletintegration of lifestyle issues into various subject areas

School Workshops

Our workshops have been delivered to approximately 30,000 children across Ireland. We deliver workshops to both National Schools and Second-Level schools. We offer a range of workshops on the following topics:

bulletHealthy Eating
bulletPhysical Activity
bulletChildren and Marketing
bulletSmoking

The workshops focus on empowering and inspiring children rather than preaching.

Corporate Workshops

Consideration of work-life balance is critical for companies to attract and retain the best staff. Staff health has an important bearing on the bottom-line, with 600,000 working days per year being lost to sickness in Ireland.

Lifestyle issues have a critical effect upon employee health and workplace performance. Effective company lifestyle programmes can help to improve staff creativity and productivity. At the same time, the health and quality of life of employees can be enhanced.

bulletReduce stress
bulletMaximise health
bulletImprove creativity
bulletEnhance work-life balance
bulletMinimise sickness

We offer a range of corporate workshops, such as:

bulletStress management
bulletNutrition for Health
bulletNutrition for Performance
bulletPhysical Activity for Health
bulletIrish Lifestyle Issues
bulletFamily Lifestyle and Health

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RedBranch workshops aim to inspire change rather than to preach. Our work gives young people the facts, and encourages them to make their own lifestyle decisions. We provide workshops for:

bulletChildren
bulletParents
bulletTeachers
bulletEmployers
bulletSports Clubs & Organisations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tel: +353 (0)61 713 750    email:  info@red-branch.com

RedBranch School Health Ltd, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare, Ireland

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Last modified: December 07, 2007

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