Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

Picture with text - promoting April as bowel cancer awareness month. Raising awareness that knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life. 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage

Picture with text – promoting April as bowel cancer awareness month. Raising awareness that knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer could save your life. 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage

Picture highlighting bowel cancer symptoms

Picture highlighting bowel cancer symptoms

 

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month | Bowel Cancer UK

 

Did you know?? A high fibre diet can help to reduce the risk of bowel cancer and other chronic diseases like Cardiovascular Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

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Picture with text – picture shows fibre rich foods including baked beans, brown bread, oats, broccoli and spinach. Text – most if use don’t eat enough fibre with quote from registered dietitian

 

 

 

 

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

Watch this short video  https://youtu.be/XuJ2kxdoD-4?si=txeO2COYVwLPfJmY 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eating a lot of red and processed meat also increases your risk of bowel cancer.

Picture with text - pciture of fork sausage, bacon, mince, burger, ham. Text - easting less red meat & processed meat can reduce your risk of bowel cancer

Picture with text – pciture of fork sausage, bacon, mince, burger, ham. Text – easting less red meat & processed meat can reduce your risk of bowel cancer

 

 

If you eat more than 90g of red or processed meat a day, it’s recommended to reduce your intake to 70g or less a day.

You can do this by eating smaller portions of red and processed meat, eating these meats less often or swapping them for alternatives.

 

 

 

 

 

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

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Picture with text promoting Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel with healthy recipe videos and free nutrician webinar. Hand holding mobile phone, picture of slow cooker with food in it, bowl of soup , healthy fruit/snack platter, family eating.

 

 

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

 

 

Western Area FYI – Issue 17 – April 2025

Your FYI is a monthly round up of all things family support and early intervention / prevention across the Western trust and beyond.

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Image with text promoting Western Area FYI (For Your Information)

Download Issue 17

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

If you would like to contribute upcoming consultations, training, articles, or events that practitioners from the community, voluntary or statutory sectors within the Western Trust will find useful please contact:

Dr Priscilla Magee – Mobile  07880723076     priscilla.magee@westerntrust.hscni.net

Paul Sweeney – Mobile  07387259117     paul.sweeney@westerntrust.hscni.net

Issue 145 – Southern Area FYI – 3rd April 2025

Welcome to Issue 145 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

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Image with text promoting Southern Area Locality Planning Groups FYI (For Your Information)

Download Issue 145

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Springtime is coming and it’s good to see a change in the weather. Long may it last!

We have a number of great resources and opportunities in the Southern Area in this edition.  Firstly, on page 3, you will see the great new resource for schools to help address school anxiety and distress, following CiNI’s successful event last week. 

On page 8 you will see an invitation to parents/care givers and practitioners for an online health information session on Looking After Your Child’s Teeth by the Community Dental Service at SHSCT. And, as we are always keen to share funding opportunities, you will see information on page 12 about Holiday Grants from the Henry Smith Charity.

Plenty more included in this issue and see you again as we hurtle towards Easter!

Locality Development Team, Southern Area

EWTS- Stress Awareness Month April 2025

This assembly has been created by the Emotional Wellbeing Team in schools to help promote Stress Awareness Month which takes place in April every year.  The awareness campaign from The Stress Management Society aims to increase public knowledge about not just the causes, but what we can all do to combat stress.

Graphic with text promoting Stress Awareness Month April 2025 and QR code

Graphic with text promoting Stress Awareness Month April 2025 and QR code

Click here to watch 

This year’s theme is #LeadWithLove

This theme encourages us to approach ourselves and others with kindness, compassion, and acceptance, no matter the challenges we face.

Small acts of love such as  kindness to a friend, or  practicing self-love can spark powerful waves of positivity that ripple outward.

View full range of EWTS resources: https://cypsp.hscni.net/youth-wellness-web/ewts/ 

Issue 144 – Southern Area FYI – 20th March 2025

Welcome to Issue 144 of our fortnightly newsletter, ‘FYI’ (For Your Information).

Image with text promoting Southern Area Locality Planning Groups FYI (For Your Information)

Image with text promoting Southern Area Locality Planning Groups FYI (For Your Information)

Download Issue 144

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

Another full edition of ‘FYI’, offering support and resources for the Southern Area.

We are always happy to receive information on opportunities for children, young people and parents/carers across the area, especially at low/no cost!

Keep letting us know what’s happening and we’ll continue to share it here.

Stay connected!

Locality Development Team, Southern Area