Mission: To make health a top priority for everyone in Northern Ireland.

Cook it! is a community based nutrition education programme targeted at lower income groups facilitated regionally by the HPA. It aims to provide practical experience of food preparation, with an opportunity to sample the completed dishes, thereby removing the financial risk involved in experimenting with new dishes within restricted resources. The Cook it! programme runs for 6 weeks and each session lasts approximately 1½ -2 hours.

The Cook it! coordinators may come from a variety of different backgrounds including NHS staff for example health visitors, Sure Start employees, community development workers, community group workers and volunteers. To find out more about Cook it! please contact your local coordinator.