Active August is a good time to think about being more active. Keeping physically active improves your health and quality of life and can help you to live longer.
Watch our “Nutrition for Sport” webinar for some top tips from Dietitians on how to fuel yourself well for sport at https://youtu.be/lFurmFIMx2k.
A wide range of healthy recipe videos and free nutrition webinars recorded by Dietitians are available.
Watch on YouTube at http://pha.site/public-health-dietitians-youtube
View the range of training events and register your interest to attend: Incredible Years NI Calendar 2023-24 (campaign-archive.com)
Oral health differs greatly based on where you live.
The Innovation Lab would like parents help to take their children through a survey asking questions about oral health.
Survey Link: https://ilab420850.typeform.com/to/k8xZaq4k
Friday 9th and Saturday 10th June saw 2 massively successful events to showcase support services in the Armagh locality area.
On Friday 9th June, 66 services hosted information stalls to highlight support for all ages in the Armagh area. The event was held at City of Armagh Hotel and funded through Ark and Tringle Housing along with Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council.
On Saturday 10th June a youth event was held at the EA Youth Service’s Epicentre Youth Centre and open to the 11+ age group. Around 170 young people took part in a wide variety of activities ranging from Arts & Crafts and African Drumming to Boxercise and Dungeons and Dragons. A total of 22 activities were offered along with free pizza, fruit kebabs and refreshments. The event was a joint effort from 11 member services of Armagh Locality Planning Group and funded by CYPSP, CiNI, SHSCT and ABC Council.
Both events were agreed at a previous meeting of Armagh LPG to highlight the support services available for all ages in Armagh with a particular emphasis on activities for children and young people.
PHA commissions a Step 2 Alcohol and Drugs Service for adults 18+ years across the Southern Trust area. It replaces the previous ‘Step 2’ service that was provided by Southern HSC Trust.
The Step 2 service offers intervention for adults who drink alcohol at hazardous or harmful levels (scoring 16-19 or 20+ on AUDIT) and adults with harmful drug use. The level of use can be indicated on the referral form or assessed by the Step 2 service.
A second component of the new Step 2 service is the provision of support for family members in their own right, whether or not their relative is accessing treatment for their use of alcohol or drugs.
All service details, including referral forms for individuals and for family members, are online at Alcohol and Drugs support for people in Southern HSC area.
Self referrals are accepted however I encourage you to refer people for whom this valuable service can provide professional patient centred support to meet their needs. The Step 2 service also provides interpreting support for those who require it while accessing the service. Consent is required from the patient and the referral form should be submitted with as much detail as known at the time of referral.
Should you wish to discuss the Step 2 service or signpost patients you can;
Email: step2Partnership@dunlewey.org or Telephone: 07591 834 468 (Katrina)
The Southern Area Drug and Alcohol Service Directory can be accessed here (https://drugsandalcoholni.info/the-ni-dacts/sdact/)
Should your practice wish to learn more about services available locally, you can contact our Connections team by emailing connections@sdact.info
