Senator Fidelma Healy Eames  is pictured with Minister for Primary Care, Roisin Shortall, Mary O’Dowd, Development Officer and Ann Covidian, President of Institute.

Opening the annual conference of ICHN newly appointed patron, Dr. Fidelma Healy Eames said ‘public health nurses should be viewed as ‘multipliers’ of health. They visit 10,000 families per day and are present at key life moments. As the state’s eyes and ears, we are foolish not to maximise the huge potential of the public health nurse for prevention and health promotion of the population’.