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Major new smoking campaign focuses on family impact
10 September 2013
The damaging impact smoking has on families is being highlighted in Northern Ireland’s new campaign to tackle smoking prevalence, which is being launched today by the Public Health Agency (PHA).
Smoki...
Stub out smoking this World No Tobacco Day
29 May 2013
Smoking kills 2,300 people prematurely in Northern Ireland every year, so the Public Health Agency (PHA) is calling on people to use World No Tobacco Day (Friday 31 May) as the perfect opportunity to...
One third of cancers are preventable – reduce your risk now
10 May 2013
To mark Cancer Prevention Week (13–19 May 2013) the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting some steps that can reduce an individual’s risk of getting cancer.
Dr Miriam McCarthy, Consultant in...
One third of smokers in Northern Ireland have lost count of quit attempts
13 March 2013
More than a third of smokers in Northern Ireland have lost count of the number of times they have tried to quit and almost one in seven say they are ‘desperate to beat their addiction’, according to a...
Get ready to swap fags for swag ahead of No Smoking Day
13 February 2013
Thousands of smokers across Northern Ireland were today urged to quit the habit and save a packet as the one month countdown to No Smoking Day on Wednesday 13 March gets underway.
One in four adults...
Make your stop smoking attempt a success
15 January 2013
Support is available for people who are finding it hard to stick to their New Year’s resolution to stop smoking, says the Public Health Agency (PHA).
As we progress through January, many people who...
PHA advises “stop smoking this New Year”
18 December 2012
With the holiday season in full-swing, minds will soon be turning to New Year’s resolutions, and once again quitting smoking will be at the top of many people’s ‘to do’ list when the clock strikes...
Smoking increases your risk of developing mouth cancer, PHA warns
26 November 2012
In Northern Ireland approximately 185* people are diagnosed with mouth cancer every year, with more than one third dying from the disease. Although mouth cancer awareness month (1–30 November) is...
Stop smoking this World COPD Day
14 November 2012
In 2012, 32,973 people were registered as having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Northern Ireland. The most common cause of COPD is smoking, so to mark this year’s World COPD day...
Get lung cancer aware for November
31 October 2012
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers among both men and women in Northern Ireland, with round 900 new cases diagnosed each year, so the Public Health Agency (PHA) is calling on people to use...
PHA highlights stop smoking services in support of ‘Stoptober’
04 October 2012
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging all local smokers to support ‘Stoptober’ – a Department of Health campaign running in England to encourage smokers to go smoke-free during the month of October...
