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Alcohol Awareness Week 2019 - Know your units and know your limit

This Alcohol Awareness Week (17-23 June), drinkers are being encouraged to take a closer look at their drinking habits and count their units to see if they’re staying within the recommended weekly limits.

Children Get Diabetes Too - Parents Urged To Be Aware Of The Signs Of Diabetes in Children and Young People

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging parents and carers to be aware of key signs that could indicate that their child may have developed Type 1 diabetes. With Type 1 diabetes, early diagnosis is important in children and young people otherwise their condition could deteriorate rapidly as a result of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).

Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas is no longer able to produce insulin and is the most common type of diabetes in children and young adults. No one knows what causes it, but it is not related to being overweight and it isn’t currently preventable.

Men’s Sheds helping health and wellbeing of men across Northern Ireland

To mark International Men’s Health Week (10-16 June), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is taking the opportunity to highlight the many health benefits experienced by men who have joined Men’s Sheds projects across Northern Ireland.

Men’s Sheds provide a place to pursue practical interests at leisure, to practise skills and revisit previous hobbies, from woodworking, metalworking, repairing and restoring electronics to gardening.

School’s out for summer – time to talk about alcohol and drugs

With schools finishing up soon for the summer holidays, parents are being encouraged to talk to their children and teenagers about the dangers of using alcohol and drugs.

Main Stakeholders gather for Making Life Better conference

A conference to discuss the overarching policies and actions needed to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities for the people of Northern Ireland has drawn almost 200 participants from across the region.

The impact of economic factors on health and wellbeing, as well as reframing the conversation around what are the determinants of health were just two topics under the spotlight at the Making Life Better (MLB) – Creating the Conditions for Collaboration Conference. The event was organised by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Department of Health.

The switchboard number for the PHA’s Headquarters at Linenhall Street, Belfast has changed to 0300 555 0114. Click here for more information.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) was established in April 2009 as part of the reforms to Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland. We are the major regional organisation for health protection and health and social wellbeing improvement. Our role also commits us to addressing the causes and associated inequalities of preventable ill-health and lack of wellbeing. We are a multi-disciplinary, multi-professional body with a strong regional and local presence.

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In fulfilling our mandate to protect public health, improve public health and social wellbeing, and reduce inequalities in health and social wellbeing, the PHA works within an operational framework of three areas: Public Health, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, and Operations. Our corporate and business plans reflect these arrangements and our purpose as an organisation.

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Alcohol Awareness Week 2019 - Know your units and know your limit
Monday, 17 June 2019 - News
This Alcohol Awareness Week (17-23 June), drinkers are being encouraged to take a closer look at their drinking habits and count their units to see if they’re staying within the recommended weekly limits.
Children Get Diabetes Too - Parents Urged To Be Aware Of The Signs Of Diabetes in Children and Young People
Friday, 14 June 2019 - News
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging parents and carers to be aware of key signs that could indicate that their child may have developed Type 1 diabetes.
Healthy breaks for pre-school children poster (English and Irish translation)
Friday, 14 June 2019 - Publication
Poster explaining why a healthy break is important.
Healthy breaks for schools leaflet (English and Irish translation)
Friday, 14 June 2019 - Publication
Guidance on healthy breaks for schoolchildren.