{"id":46203,"date":"2025-09-27T06:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T06:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/46203\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T06:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T06:27:11","slug":"calls-for-hse-sunbed-awareness-campaign-to-be-extended-beyond-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/46203\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls for HSE sunbed awareness campaign to be extended beyond 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cllr Marie Casserly is calling for the HSE's sunbed awareness campaign to be extended. Photo: Getty\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/803f4070-966d-41ce-ad3a-f29b46abae1c.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Cllr Marie Casserly is calling for the HSE&#8217;s sunbed awareness campaign to be extended. Photo: Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The HSE\u2019s National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), in partnership with Healthy Ireland and cross-sectoral partners, is raising awareness of the serious health risks posed by sunbed use and Cllr Marie Casserly is calling for the danger of sunbeds campaign to be extended beyond 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The campaign reinforces the message that sunbeds emit harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which damages skin cells and significantly increases the risk of developing skin cancer, including the most dangerous type, melanoma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Cllr Casserly said, \u201cThis campaign is delivering a vital public health message and has already reached millions of people. Given the dangers of UV exposure and the popularity of sunbeds, I am calling on the HSE to extend this awareness drive beyond 2025 to ensure the message continues to reach as many people as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Health experts warn that there is no safe way to use a sunbed and no such thing as a healthy tan. Even occasional use can accelerate skin ageing and cause irreversible damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The campaign\u2019s primary channel is TikTok, supported by advertising on Snapchat and Twitter, with over 17.4 million impressions on TikTok and 6.1 million on Snapchat to date. Press activity will continue throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cllr Marie Casserly is calling for the HSE&#8217;s sunbed awareness campaign to be extended. 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