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Under the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme (incorporating the National Quality Standards for Volunteer-led Youth Groups), one-off grants are being made available to local youth clubs/groups to assist with their development needs including supporting administration, programme and services costs.

Louth and Meath Youth clubs/groups are invited to apply for one-off funding under the following:  Local Youth Club Grant Scheme 2024

Deadline for receipt of completed application forms is 5pm, Friday, 26th of April, 2024

Applications will only be accepted through email and submitted to: [email protected]

Irish/English versions of the Application form and Guidance note are available to download from LMETB website:

https://www.lmetb.ie/further-education-training/youth-education-training-and-services/local-youth-club-grant-scheme/ 

https://www.lmetb.ie/ga/breisoideachas-oiliuint/oideachas-oiliuint-agus-seirbhisi-don-aos-og/sceim-deontais-do-chlubanna-oige-aitiula/

Postal applications will not be accepted

Applications received after this date will not be considered under any circumstances.

The April – May 2024 Edition of the Healthy Meath Newsletter is now available here

Click on poster link below regarding an upcoming coffee morning to celebrate World Autism Day from Meath Autism Network on Tuesday the 2nd of April at 10am in An Tobar Adrbraccan.

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• Vaccines available from GPs and Vaccination Clinics

The HSE has announced on 19th March details of an MMR catch-up campaign to protect against measles due to a rise in cases of the disease in the UK and Europe.

Dr Lucy Jessop, Director of the HSE National Immunisation Office, explained:

“Measles is highly infectious and can be an acute and serious infection. It causes a rash illness, with cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis and high fever. Complications of measles include ear infections, pneumonia, febrile seizures and less commonly encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and even death.

The only protection against measles is vaccination. Two doses of MMR vaccine are needed and if a child or young adult is not fully protected then MMR vaccines can be obtained from your GP or HSE Vaccination Clinic.”

The campaign focuses on delivering the MMR vaccine to key groups, who may have missed their vaccines in the past:

• Children
• Young adults
• Health and care workers.

How to get your vaccine

MMR vaccines are available free of charge from GPs to all groups, but primarily to those under 18 years, and from HSE community clinics for everyone eligible who is aged 5 years and over. A list of Vaccination Clinics is available here: https://www2.hse.ie/services/mmr-vaccine/vaccination-clinics.

To book an appointment, visit: https://www2.hse.ie/services/mmr-vaccine/book-an-appointment.

Some walk-in appointments are also available.

Additionally, the HSE will also provide targeted clinics for specific groups including students and young people in education settings, underserved groups including refugees, applicants seeking protection and other minority groups.

Information on who should get the MMR catch up vaccine and how to access it is available on www.hse.ie.

Click on the attached link for the Menopause Guide, which is available from Mental Health Ireland:

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