Salt Awareness Week 13- 19th May 2024

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Louise

13^th-19^th May is Salt Awareness Week

Regularly eating too much salt can increase our risk of developing high blood pressure. High blood pressure is the main cause of strokes, and a major cause of heart attacks, the two biggest causes of death around the world.

Reducing salt in our diets is a quick and effective way to reduce our blood pressure and improve our health. We often don’t realise just how much salt we are eating because most of the salt we eat is already in the food we buy.

Find out more in our new short video: https://youtu.be/JC9ZoGD6T0w?si=Ws9Mtsb5x4s0FBnd

A wide range of free 30 min nutrition webinars for all life stages and healthy recipe videos are available.

Watch on YouTube at http://pha.site/public-health-dietitians-youtube

Issue 124 – Southern Area FYI – 25 April 2024

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Louise

Welcome to Issue 124 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Download Issue 124

(Note: Newsletter will download directly to your device. Look out for the pop-up box and click on open file when it appears)

Thanks for your submissions towards another jam-packed edition of our e-bulletin. Please note, the Digital Discovery Online Focus Group on page 26 takes place tomorrow morning via MSN Teams, so register soon if you can. It’s a really good chance to offer practical feedback and ideas to help improve digital media coverage of mental health and emotional wellbeing support across Northern Ireland.

Other opportunities are included across the Southern Area, with sections also running at the back for area-specific events, programmes and support. Please share these with colleagues and families with whom you work.

Locality Development Team (Southern Trust Area)

CiNI – Parent Participation Service

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Louise

Are you a passionate parent? Calling all parents and carers in Northern Ireland! Join our Passionate Parents Network.

Download Easy Read version of Passionate Parent flyer with voice over

The Parent Champion Network. Would you like to team up with like-minded groups to build a strong network where we can support each other?

Download Easy Read version of The Parent Champion Network

Top up your COVID-19 protection with the spring booster

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Louise

The COVID-19 spring booster vaccination programme gets under way today [Monday 15 April], giving the more vulnerable members of our community the opportunity to top up their protection ahead of any potential waves of COVID-19 over the coming months.

This year’s spring booster will be offered to:

adults aged 75 years old or over;
residents in a care home for older adults;
individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed.

The vaccines are being rolled out to eligible groups via GPs, community pharmacies and HSC Trusts.

Community pharmacies will be visiting care homes to vaccinate eligible residents.
People aged 75+ will receive an invite in due course from their GP surgery or they could enquire if the vaccine is available via a community pharmacy or HSC Trust.
Immunosuppressed individuals aged 18 or over will receive their vaccination via GPs, community pharmacies and HSC Trusts.
Immunosuppressed individuals aged 6 months to 17 years of age, as identified by their GP or specialist, can receive their vaccine from HSC Trusts.
Housebound patients will be identified by GPs and the Trust District Nursing teams will administer vaccinations.

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Louise

Did you know?? A high fibre diet seems to reduce the risk of bowel cancer and other chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Most of us don’t eat enough. Find out some top tips from a Registered Dietitian on how to increase your intake.

Scan the QR code to watch this short video on the Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel or click the link https://youtu.be/XuJ2kxdoD-4?si=txeO2COYVwLPfJmY