Psychologist Líney Úlfarsdóttir specializes in mental health for the elderly at HSN. She says awareness is needed about the need for social isolation of the elderly, which is growing in the western world and is a serious public health issue on the pair with smoking and alcohol abuse.

The Quality and Control Institute for Welfare (GEV) will in mid-September n.k. publish a report on the institute's survey of the treatment home in Varpholt and Laugalandi in the years 1997-2007.

Between 27 February and 1 March four employees of the Agency Sapport visited the Communication Centre in Malta, including three interpreters and their supervisor, and received a grant for this trip from the Erasmus+ programme.

Many who are interested in visiting Iceland this summer are unsure of entry regulations and to support travelers key institutions have put together a quick guide.

The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 (NNR6) are launched in Iceland today. This is the most extensive update to the recommendations since they were first published 40 years ago. These new Nordic Nutrition Recommendations form the scientific basis for nutritional criteria and dietary recommendations in Nordic and Baltic countries. For the first time, the recommendations reflect the effects on the environment as well as health.

The real estate company Þórkatla will start buying residential property in Grindavík this week, with 644 applications already received by the company.

Berglind Ragnarsdóttir, nurse, has several hats in her work, she is a division manager at the nursing home Hvammur in Húsavík and the head of nursing departments at HSN, as well as doing daily nursing work.

The Directorate of Labour has published the 2022 annual report of the Parental Leave Fund.

546 Grindvíkingar have now requested to sell their residential property to the Icelandic Real Estate Association Þórkötlu ehf.

The Directorate of Health and Statistics Iceland have entered into an agreement on official statistics.