- Home
- The School
- Study
- Allocations Information
- FAQ
- Research
- Maternity, Families and Primary Care
- Ageing Integrated Research
- Enhancing Cancer Awareness & Survivorship Programmes (ECASP)
- Centre for Safer Staffing and Healthcare Systems Research (The CATALYST Centre)
- J.U.S.T.I.C.E in Healthcare: Just, Universal, Sustainable, Trusted, Inclusive, Caring, & Ethical healthcare in life and death
- Mental Health and Wellbeing for the 21st Century: People, Organisations, and Places
- School of Nursing and Midwifery Scholarly Impact Reports
- SURE Awards
- Current Students
- Conferences & Events
News Archive
School of Nursing and Midwifery Staff Receive the Mary Keating Foundation Health Promotion Bursary
Photo; Ms. Liz Yeates, Mr. Mohamad Saab, Dr. Serena Fitzgerald, Ms. Stephanie Lawrence, Prof. Eileen Savage, Ms. Helen Forristal, and Ms. Maeve Fitzgerald
Dr. Serena Fitzgerald, Ms. Stephanie Lawrence, and Mr. Mohamad Saab received the Marie Keating Foundation Health Promotion Bursary to promote cancer awareness in secondary schools as part of the SPHE (Social Personal and Health Education) curriculum. The focus of the programme is on cancer prevention through healthy lifestyle while using the campaign ‘Your Health Your Choice’ developed by the foundation.
A 3-hour train the trainer workshop took place on January 12th in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and was facilitated by staff from the Mary Keating Foundation namely, Ms. Liz Yeates, Chief Executive Officer; Ms. Helen Forristal, Director of Nursing Services; and Ms. Maeve Fitzgerald, Community Information Nurse. Professor Eileen Savage, Head of the UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery welcomed the trainers and highlighted the importance of the bursary in meeting the school’s strategic plan in terms of community outreach and end-user engagement.