diff --git a/publichealth/home/templatetags/navigation.py b/publichealth/home/templatetags/navigation.py
index f571dcf..be7a954 100644
--- a/publichealth/home/templatetags/navigation.py
+++ b/publichealth/home/templatetags/navigation.py
@@ -37,24 +37,26 @@ def top_menu(context, parent, calling_page=None):
         'request': context['request'],
     }
 
-# Retrieves the children of the top menu items for the drop downs
-@register.inclusion_tag('tags/top_menu_children.html', takes_context=True)
-def top_menu_children(context, parent):
+def menuitems_children(parent):
     menuitems_children = parent.get_children().live().in_menu().specific()
     for menuitem in menuitems_children:
         menuitem.title = menuitem.trans_title
+    return menuitems_children
+
+# Retrieves the children of the top menu items for the drop downs
+@register.inclusion_tag('tags/top_menu_children.html', takes_context=True)
+def top_menu_children(context, parent):
     return {
         'parent': parent,
-        'menuitems_children': menuitems_children,
+        'menuitems_children': menuitems_children(parent),
         'request': context['request'],
     }
 
 # Retrieves the footer menu items
 @register.inclusion_tag('tags/footer_menu.html', takes_context=True)
 def footer_menu(context, parent, calling_page=None):
-    menuitems = parent.get_children().live().in_menu()
     return {
         'calling_page': calling_page,
-        'menuitems': menuitems,
+        'menuitems': menuitems_children(parent),
         'request': context['request'],
     }
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