Dissemination Activities

The full dissemination activities for all staff members are provided under their staff profiles. Some examples of dissemination outputs and recent achievements are provided below:

RTÉ Brainstorm articles

8 things to know if going abroad for health treatment for a child

Killeen, H. (2023). 8 things to know if going abroad for health treatment for a child. RTÉ Brainstorm Magazine Article 
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/1004/1408747-health-treatment-therapy-abroad-children-additional-needs/

How to support children with Cerebral Palsy in your local community

Killeen, H. (2022). How to support children with Cerebral Palsy in your local community. RTÉ Brainstorm Magazine Article 
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/1006/1327453-cerebral-palsy-children-development/

Out of fizz: young Irish people are saying no to sugary soft

Kelly, C. (2022, May 23). Out of fizz: young Irish people are saying no to sugary soft drinks. RTÉ Brainstorm Magazine Article. https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/0523/1300590-ireland-sugary-soft-drinks-adolescents-teenagers-schools/

What do waiting lists mean for autistic kids and their families?

Mullins, L. (2022). What do waiting lists mean for autistic kids and their families? RTÉ Brainstorm Magazine Article. What do waiting lists mean for autistic kids and their families? https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/0608/1303586-autism-ireland-waiting-lists-assessment-treatment/ 

What 2022's Leaving Cert class have to say about life since 2020

Kealy, C. & Furey, E. (2022) What 2022's Leaving Cert class have to say about life since 2020. RTÉ Brainstorm Magazine Article. https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/0526/1301294-ireland-leaving-cert-junior-cert-students-school-life-mental-health/ 

The loneliness epidemic has been in Ireland long before Covid

Mullins, L. & Hodgins, M. (2021). The loneliness epidemic has been in Ireland long before Covid. RTÉ Brainstorm Magazine Article 'The loneliness epidemic has been in Ireland long before Covid' (rte.ie)

Can Ireland meet its Zero HIV targets by 2030?

Vaughan, E. (2022). Can Ireland meet its Zero HIV targets by 2030? RTÉ Brainstorm Magazine Article. https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/0615/1304930-ireland-zero-hiv-infections-stigma-aids-healthcare/ (2022, June 15).

Telehealth and Children Services

Killeen, H. (2021). Telehealth and Children Services. RTÉ Brainstorm Magazine Article 
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2021/0112/1189152-telehealth-telemedicine-digital-health-children-irel...

Is Ireland a safe haven for LGBT+ youth?

Költő, A (2021). Is Ireland a safe haven for LGBT+ youth?. RTÉ Brainstorm Magazine Article https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2021/0224/1198969-ireland-lgbt-young-people/ 

What have we learnt about children's health over 20 years?

Költő, A. (2018). What have we learnt about children's health over 20 years?. RTÉ Brainstorm Magazine Article https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2018/0226/943584-what-have-we-learnt-about-childrens-health-over-20-years/ 

Change Makers - An IUA RTE One Series

In 2022 the Irish Universities Association partnered with RTÉ and New Decade TV to bring Ireland’s Change Makers, the most transformative research-led projects and the inspiring people behind them, to Irish television and our Health Behaviour in School-aged Children was included as is available here. 

University of Galway President’s Awards

2020 Early Career Awardee: Amanda Walsh President’s Award  for Podiatry work with Cope Homeless.

2017 Societal Impact Awardee: President’s Award  to the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) 

College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Research Day 2024 

Rapid Fire Presentation Prize 

2nd Place: Saoirse Lally, Polska Harp: Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in research exploring the use of Sentence-Repetition Tasks for language assessment of Polish-English bilingual children growing up in Ireland 

Best Poster Prize 

3rd Place: Amanda Walsh, ATTENTION Study: Pes Planus in Paediatric Down Syndrome – Problem pathology or special feet for special children?  

Oral Presentations Prize 

Joint 3rd Place: Dr. Claire Kerins, Understanding current discourses on food poverty on the island of Ireland and Dr. Elena Vaughan, Drivers and facilitators of HIV-related stigma in healthcare settings in Ireland