What we do
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is responsible for providing health protection and health and social wellbeing improvement to every member of every community in Northern Ireland. We are committed to addressing the causes and associated inequalities of preventable ill-health and lack of wellbeing.
The Public Health Agency was established in April 2009 as part of the reforms to Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland. We are a multi-disciplinary, multi-professional body with a strong regional and local presence.
Directorates
The PHA operates under a framework of three functional areas: Public Health, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, and Operations, in order to carry out our mandate to safeguard public health, promote public health and social welfare, and reduce inequalities in health and social wellbeing. Our corporate and business plans reflect these arrangements and our purpose as an organisation. Access our Directorates and Service Areas here
Latest
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World AIDS Day: safe sex and testing encouraged to reduce transmission
- NewsOn World AIDS Day, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is celebrating the huge progress made with HIV. There are excellent treatments available for HIV which mean that someone who is diagnosed early can live a healthy life. Treatment for HIV also stops -
Event highlights need for men to attend for potentially life-saving screening
- NewsAn Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is a potentially fatal condition which can particularly affect older men, but can be detected with a simple ultrasound screening test. In Northern Ireland, the AAA Screening Programme offers this test to men in the -
Take 5 steps to wellbeing
- PublicationThis leaflet outlines five simple steps people can take to maintain and improve their mental health and wellbeing. It was produced and distributed to community pharmacies that deliver the Living Well service. Living Well is a community-based pharmacy
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