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Active Travel Challenge: still time to sign up for a healthier commute

As we enter the final week of the Active Travel Challenge (ATC), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging those who haven’t joined yet to sign up, get active and get involved in a healthier commute.

The month-long ATC is a joint initiative by the PHA, Department for Infrastructure, Sustrans and Translink. It began on 1 June and runs until 30 June and has included four themed weeks: Bus + Train Week, Bike Week, Walk Week, and Get Active Week, which starts today.

Pregnant women reminded to get the whooping cough vaccine

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding pregnant women to get the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine between 16 and 32 weeks of their pregnancy.

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.

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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Active Travel Challenge: still time to sign up for a healthier commute
Monday, 24 June 2019 - News
As we enter the final week of the Active Travel Challenge (ATC), the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging those who haven’t joined yet to sign up, get active and get involved in a healthier commute.
Pregnant women reminded to get the whooping cough vaccine
Monday, 24 June 2019 - News
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding pregnant women to get the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine between 16 and 32 weeks of their pregnancy.
Active Travel Challenge posters
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 - Publication
These six posters were produced to support Week 4 of the Active Travel Challenge 2019. The Active Travel Challenge encourages people to combine walking or cycling with public transport to increase physical activity levels and reduce car journeys.
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.