The new Healthy Roscommon Community Wellbeing Strategy has been launched as a response to the growing health challenges faced by the population, including rising rates of obesity, chronic diseases, and mental health issues.

 The strategy focuses on promoting healthier lifestyles, enhancing the quality of health services, and encouraging community involvement in health-related activities. It is built on the recognition that health is influenced by multiple factors, including socioeconomic conditions, environment, and personal choices.

 HealthyRoscommonWellbeingStrategy_2025-Final-Version.pdf (size 11.3 MB)

Healthy Ireland has four main goals - increasing the proportion of people who are healthy at all stages of life; reducing health inequalities; protecting the public from threats to health and wellbeing while creating an environment where every individual and sector of society can achieve a healthy Ireland

Speaking at the launch of the document, Chief Executive of Roscommon County Council  Shane Tiernan said the strategy echoed “the high-level goals brought to the fore in our Local Economic Community Plan (LECP) and is in line with the National Healthy Ireland Framework and The Well - being Framework 2023.”