Cancer charity gets Keeping Well van on the road

Ulster Garden Villages Ltd (UGV) has funded a new project – the Cancer Focus Northern Ireland Keeping Well van – which will travel around greater Belfast and Co Antrim, bringing health checks and cancer awareness sessions directly to workplaces, sports and community groups.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Apr 2014, 00:01 BST
From left - Drew Crawford, Newtownabbey councillor Billy Webb, Valerie Ingram, Executive Director who is from Carrickfergus, Dr Tony Hopkins CBE, Chairman, and Kevin Baird, all Ulster Garden Villages, get a tour of the van from Maresa McGettigan, Cancer Focus Cancer Prevention Officer. INLT 15-634-CONFrom left - Drew Crawford, Newtownabbey councillor Billy Webb, Valerie Ingram, Executive Director who is from Carrickfergus, Dr Tony Hopkins CBE, Chairman, and Kevin Baird, all Ulster Garden Villages, get a tour of the van from Maresa McGettigan, Cancer Focus Cancer Prevention Officer. INLT 15-634-CON
From left - Drew Crawford, Newtownabbey councillor Billy Webb, Valerie Ingram, Executive Director who is from Carrickfergus, Dr Tony Hopkins CBE, Chairman, and Kevin Baird, all Ulster Garden Villages, get a tour of the van from Maresa McGettigan, Cancer Focus Cancer Prevention Officer. INLT 15-634-CON

The health checks include blood pressure, pulse, blood sugar, carbon monoxide monitoring for smokers, BMI and a body composition analysis.

For more information about the Cancer Focus Keeping Well van, or if you are a business or community group interested in bringing the service to your area, contact Cancer Focus on 028 9066 3281, email [email protected] or visit www.cancerfocusni.org

If you have any concerns about cancer please call the Cancer Focus free Helpline on 0800 783 3339.

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