Mid-West Traveller Health Service

The Mid West Traveller Health Unit (THU) spans counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary.

The Mid West Traveller Health Unit (THU) has a core staff of a coordinator, 2 community development workers in Clare and Limerick, 3 Designated Public Health Nurses in Clare, North Tipperary and Limerick and administrative staff. It funds 4 Primary Health Care projects in Clare, Limerick City, West Limerick and North Tipperary and it supports other organisations to support Traveller initiatives through seed funding. The THU works with Travellers and Traveller organisations to identify Traveller health priorities and plan responses to these. The THU targets specific health initiatives to address Traveller health inequalities and respond to particular Traveller health needs while improving Traveller access to mainstream health services and initiatives. The THU works to improve healthcare encounters with health service professionals and works with Travellers to have greater trust in the health services.