Ligoniel Healthy Living Centre (LHLC) was established in 2003 to address health inequalities and prioritise needs. LHLC (funded by the Public Health Agency) focuses on strategic development, social services and health inequalities; environment and recreation; and youth health programmes and activities. It supports and addresses health prevention, intervention, crisis intervention, and achieving clinical targets in a user friendly, innovative way. LHLC works with statutory agencies and other community partnerships providing information, programmes and support to enable people to make informed choices and decisions about healthy lifestyles through building capacity and increasing confidence and self-esteem. Hide
Services, Programmes and Activities:
◾Young People: workshops and projects based on prevalent health topics, programmes (some leading to accreditation), peer education, citizenship, and community safety.
◾Horticulture and Environment: schools based horticultural programmes, community gardens, growing vegetables at the Polytunnel site, and maintenance of the Environment and Heritage site.
◾Recreation: Hurling for Health programmes in Primary Schools. Cycling, walking group, and summer soccer.
◾Family Support: one-to-one confidential advice on any issue affecting the health and wellbeing of residents.
◾Signposting: advice and support from additional agencies.
◾Social Economy: development of social economy opportunity for vulnerable residents.
