Fantastic day at the 2025 Health Promotion Conference in Galway, hosted by @uniofgalway.bsky.social & @galwayhprc.bsky.social
Thanks to all who joined our sessions — we headed home more motivated than ever to push for inclusive, impactful sexual health education.
#hpsc25 #sexualhealthpromotion
Fascinating talk by Dr Andras Kolto about sexual health across the life course, evidence from past and future population health studies in Ireland and findings from the HBSC study. #HPRC2025 #sexualhealthpromotion #hbsc @historyatgalway.bsky.social @andraskolto.bsky.social
Fiona Lyons gave a great overview at #HPRC2025 of the HSE’s work in sexual health highlighting progress in STI prevention, free home testing, access to contraception, amongst other approaches. #SexualHealthPromotion
Important aspects of #SexualHealthPromotion policy & practice under the spotlight at today's #HPRC2025:
- the importance of consent
- sexual violence & abuse
- the need to develop porn literacy education
- sexual harassment & nightlife (only 12% report it)
#FactsNotMyths
Fascinating research on sexual violence, consent & pornography presented at todays conference on online pornography and condom use, impact on risk-taking behaviour & debunking the myths among young adults in Ireland #HPRC2025 #sexualhealthpromotion
Dr Fiona Mansergh from the Department of Health sharing the new National Sexual Health Strategy at #HPRC2025. Great achievements so far like free contraception, national condom distribution, and access to termination of pregnancy services. #SexualHealthPromotion
Key note speakers and conference delegates - Dr Andras Kolto, Prof. Peter McHugh, Prof. Philp Dodd, Prof. Colette Kelly, Prof. Martin O’Donnell, Prof Fiona Lyons, Prof. Kaye Wellings & Ruchika Mathur #hprc2025 #sexualhealthpromotion
@hselive.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Really engaging talk by Kaye Wellings at #HPRC2025 on the evolution of sexual health policy and practice. A fascinating look at how much sexual health promotion has evolved and the challenges that remain. #SexualHealthPromotion
Delighted to be attending #HPRC2025 today representing @npec-ucc.bsky.social and alongside @pregnancylossie.bsky.social. Looking forward to the talks about #SexualHealthPromotion and its role in reproductive health.
Our colleague @escanuelatamara.bsky.social
is attending #HPRC2025 today alongside our colleagues from the Pregnancy Loss Research group. @pregnancylossie.bsky.social
Looking forward to a great day of learning about the work in #SexualHealthPromotion in Ireland.
🤩 CONFERENCE TOMORROW!
We are excited to meet to our more than 170 delegates and learn about the fascinating work in #SexualHealthPromotion in Ireland. Check the scientific programme and the Book of Abstracts: www.hprcconference.ie
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!
#HPRC2025
🚨 SAVE THE DATE!
Our next Health Promotion Annual Conference will take place on 26 June 2025 (Thursday). Please pencil the date in your diary and share the news with colleagues. We are looking forward to seeing you in Galway!
#HealthPromotion #SexualHealth #SexualHealthPromotion #HPRC2025
