A WEBSITE and SMARTPHONE APP dedicated to tackling a range of health risks facing young people has been launched in Sunderland.

It is the first time young people in Wearside can turn to one dedicated place for advice and answers to those most commonly asked questions.

Included in the launch is a range of information booklets aimed at 11 to 15-year-olds, young adults and parents and carers. These books will seek to answer the common things young people are curious about and the tricky questions parents are asked as young people enter their teenage years

Everyone is encouraged to log on to www.yourhealthsunderland.com and give their views on the website. They can also enter a competition to win an IPod Touch and find out how to get their FREE Smartphone App, which will offer health information 24 hours a day via their mobile phone.