Our Geels

Birth Cohort Study

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:33:14 +0000

As part of the Health Study, a piece of research on births during the study is taking place. Information on the Birth Cohort Study are available in this leaflet (PDF)

Training for focus group co-facilitators

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:43:05 +0000

Pavee Point has developed accessible and training for facilitators of focus-groups in four regions of the Republic of Ireland. The initial training, delivered by UCD and Pavee Point, was further developed and made more accessible by Pavee Point and rolled out across Ireland.

-UPDATE- Pending ethical approval for focus groups in Northern Ireland, Pavee Point has been requested to deliver this training there. It is hoped this will be done in September 2009.

Our Geels on Nationwide

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:22:33 +0000

RTÉ’s Nationwide programme has covered the Donegal Travellers’ involvement in the All Ireland Traveller Health Study. The piece is a very positive one, and well worth a look.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0506/nationwide.html

Ethical approval in Northern Ireland

admin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:34:27 +0000

The Northern Ireland section of Our Geels, The All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) has been given the go-ahead, after receiving ethical approval from the Office for Research Ethics Committees in Northern Ireland. The study has been delayed in Northern Ireland until approval was received, and this marks a very positive development for the groundbreaking study.

AITHS progress by Pavee Point PHC project and the Eastern Region

nurul — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:30:04 +0000

The Traveller Primary Health Care Project workers (the Peer Reasearchers) have commenced the Our Geels - the All Ireland Traveller Health Study Census on the 14th of October 2008. So far the Census is going smoothly and the Peer Reasearchers are very happy with the progress. To see the day to day progress, please click below:

Pavee Point

Traveller PHC in the Eastern Region

A letter from Ronnie Fay to mark Census Day.

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:54:49 +0000

A letter from Ronnie Fay

Dear friend,

The All Ireland Traveller Health Study begins today, October 14 2008. It’s an important piece of work, which will show government the healthcare needs of Travellers, and the lives that Travellers are leading in Ireland today.

It’s very important that every Traveller organisation plays its part in the study, by encouraging every Traveller family to participate and answer questions in the survey when survey teams visit homes all over the country.

This study can make Travellers’ lives better, and help us understand what we can do to make Travellers healthier. It’s taken a long time to arrange this study, and we should all thank the people who have put it together, and the Traveller women across the country working throughout the winter to gather information. Without their effort, the survey would not be possible.

I hope you’ll enjoy participating, and know that your support is appreciated and very welcome.

Thanks!

Ronnie Fay,
Director,
Pavee Point.

Find out about the study

UCD Mapping Matrix

nurul — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:18:44 +0000

Final mapping information from UCD showing the progress of the Study since it was launched in Croke Park in 2007.

Final Mapping Matrix

Our Geels Leaflet released

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:44:21 +0000

A leaflet for the All Ireland Traveller Health Study has been released by Pavee Point. The leaflet will be distributed in the next two weeks, and will be available from Pavee Point.

Download the leaflet

The leaflet is available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format. Get it here.

Flyers for the Study

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:57:20 +0000

UCD has produced four flyers for use and replication in support of the All Ireland Traveller Health Study. The flyers are in Adobe PDF Format.

Download the aiths_flyer

Testing Audio

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:49:49 +0000

We want to make ths site as accessible as possible to people who, for one reason or other, can’t read the words on the page. We decided to go with a very simple audio player, which will not interfere with screen readers, if the user wants to use that.

If we decide to progress with this, the reader will be a Traveller man and a Traveller woman, and the sound quality will be better.