This poster provides guidance for schools on foods for religious faiths.

'Focus on health inequalities' programme 27 October-24 November 2010

Focus on Health Inequalities (27 October 2010 – 24 November 2010) is a programme of events to highlight innovative action being taken by the Public Health Agency, together with partners, to address health inequalities and the wider determinants of health and wellbeing across Northern Ireland. There will be a focus on poverty, disadvantage, economics and promoting a healthier society. A Focus on Health Inequalities information flyer is available to download below.

This poster presents the nutritional standards for school lunches, to which all grant-aided schools adhere.

Nutritional standards for school lunches is also available in Irish, on request.

This publication details the nutritional standards for other food and drinks in schools that are adhered to by all grant-aided schools. It explains why the nutritional standards have been introduced and offers practical advice on how to implement them.

Nutritional standards for other food and drinks in schools: a guide for implementation is also available in Irish, on request.

This publication details the nutritional standards for school lunches, to which all grant-aided schools must adhere. As well as explaining why the nutritional standards have been introduced, it offers practical advice on how to implement them.

Nutritional standards for school lunches: a guide for implementation is also available in Irish, on request.

School food: the essential guide contains a series of eight practical guidance booklets designed to help schools improve pupils' nutrition and implement healthier eating and drinking practices. The booklets provide advice and support for the key areas in which food, drinks and nutrition issues affects schools. Mini case studies support the advice given and, where appropriate, the booklets provide details of recommended further resources.

Individual booklets in the series are available as PDF files below:

This guide has been written to help your school develop, write and implement a whole school food policy. It is designed to be easy to follow and based firmly in the context of real school life.

This resource was originally developed and produced by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland as part of the School food: top marks programme and is now the responsibility of the Public Health Agency. It was jointly funded by the Department of Education and the Department of Heath, Social Services and Public Safety.

Sunbed use leads to skin cancer warning

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Northern Ireland and accounts for more than one quarter of all individuals diagnosed with cancer. There are two main types of skin cancer - melanoma and non-melanoma - melanoma is the least common but is the most serious form. There has been a dramatic increase in cases over the years with malignant melanoma skin cancer cases nearly trebling in 25 years.¹