The Health Information and Advocacy Centre (HIAC) is a one stop shop in providing relevant, accurate and culturally appropriate health information and advocacy to individuals and groups from ethnic minority communities to enable them to access and use health services.

In the centre:

• You can find out about health services in Ireland for example GPs, hospitals, maternity services
• You can find out about your rights and entitlement to health services
• You can find out about many different health issues
• If you’re having difficulties, you can get support to resolve them e.g. with apllaying for a medical card
• You can get help in your own language
  
• All services are free and confidential

Cairde also provides information sessions to community groups on outreach basis. We work with program EPIC, The Islamic Cultural Centre of Irelandand and Polish Social & Legal Advice Centre.

Part of our work involves developement of culturally apriopiate information materials about health and health serivces in Ireland. www.healthfacts.ie