86 HEALTH MATTERS uPdate HSE GOLF CLASSIC FOR BNT ZAMBIA
MORE THAN 70 HSE STAFF participated in the HSE Golf Classic for BNT Zambia, held at the Heritage Golf and Spa Resort, Killenard, Co Laois at the end of April. The golfers raised more than b650 for the ENT Zambia Fund, established by surgeon Kieran O’Driscoll, who is involved with a clinic in Zambia where he performs operations twice a year.
David Lally achieved the best score on the day to win first prize – a wall-mounted CD player.
The full list of prize winners were: 1st David Lally 2nd John Parker 3rd Tony Ryan 4th Gerry Raleigh 5th Brian Kirwan Gross, Christy Weldon Nearest the Pin – John Kennedy Longest Drive (Men) – Brian McPhilips Longest Drive (Women) – Mary Malone Putting Competition – Helen Stokes
Anyone who has yet to collect a prize should contact Mary Culliton at mary.
culliton2@hse.ie. Thanks to Ashville Media who sponsored prizes for the raffle.
+ Paul Redmond, John Kenny and Denis Doherty at the HSE Golf Classic for BNT Zambia at The Heritage, Killenard, Co Laois.
+ Rory Culliton, Colin Costello and Dave Culliton.
+ Susan Olden, Jacinta Culliton and Ann Gubbins.
+ Liam O’Callaghan, David Lally and Gerry Rally.
Vitamin D Supplementation for Infants T
he HSE recently launched its policy on Vitamin D Supplementation for infants
in Ireland. Vitamin D is essential to help our bodies use calcium to build and maintain bones and teeth. Vitamin D is known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ because our bodies can make Vitamin D from the sun. Ireland's geographic position in Northern Europe means that there is inadequate sunlight to allow sufficient Vitamin D production in our skin, especially between the months of October and March. It is not possible for babies to safely get the Vitamin D they need in this way as their skin should not be exposed to direct sunlight. As babies grow very quickly between 0-12 months they have a greater need for Vitamin D and since a baby's diet is low in Vitamin
D, there is a need to give babies a daily Vitamin D supplement.
The Department of Health and Children has endorsed the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) recommendation that ‘All infants, whether breastfed or formula fed, should be given a daily supplement of 5µ (or 200I.U) Vitamin D. This should be provided by a supplement containing Vitamin D exclusively’. The HSE Policy on Vitamin D
Supplementation has been developed to implement this recommendation. The policy with supporting documentation is being distributed internally to all relevant staff. The policy supports health professionals in advising parents/carers about the importance of Vitamin D supplementation. Community and Hospital Dieticians will inform and update
front line staff. The policy is also being circulated to general practitioners and pharmacists contracted to the HSE. Information leaflets for parents/carers and health professionals are available to download from
www.hse.ie in the following languages: English, Irish, French, Polish, Russian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Chinese (Mandarin), Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese. They can also be ordered on
www.healthpromotion.ie or by contacting your local Health Promotion Department. The HSE website will also contain a list of Vitamin D supplements suitable for infants. A public awareness campaign to highlight the policy to expectant and new mothers on the need for infant Vitamin D supplementation is being rolled out in early September.
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