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PHA supports World No Tobacco Day
30 May 2012
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is marking World No Tobacco Day (Thursday 31 May) by reminding everyone that smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable illness, premature death and health...
PHA sponsors ‘no smoking’ programmes for UTV
13 March 2012
To mark No Smoking Day 2012, ( Wednesday 14 March) the Public Health Agency, PHA, has teamed up with UTV to sponsor a series of mini health programmes entitled ‘Take The Leap’ which will focus on...
Serious about quitting?
03 January 2012
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging smokers to make a plan, think about what steps they are going to take to stay off tobacco for good, and to seek practical support and advice from a stop...
Seeking support for New Year’s smoking resolutions
22 December 2011
With the holiday season in full-swing, minds are 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 midnight on...
The PHA message is clear for World COPD Day – smoking is bad for your lungs
15 November 2011
In 2011, 31,574 people were registered as having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Northern Ireland. The most common cause of COPD is smoking and to mark this year’s World COPD day...
Smoking causes mouth cancer, PHA warns
10 November 2011
Mouth cancer awareness week begins on the 13 – 20 November. With this in mind the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging everyone to be aware of the signs and symptoms of mouth cancer and is encouraging...
PHA - boil drinking water in Ballymoney area
11 November 2011
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is liaising with Northern Ireland Water and can confirm that a ‘Boil water’ notice is still in force until further notice to around 3000 properties in the Ballymoney...
PHA urges be lung cancer aware – stop smoking
01 November 2011
Cigarette smoking is the major cause of preventable ill-health and premature death in Northern Ireland, killing around 2,300 people each year. Of these deaths approximately 800 are as a result of lung...
For your heart’s sake stop smoking
27 September 2011
On World Heart Day, 29 September 2011, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging all smokers to stop smoking and reduce their risk of developing heart disease (cardiovascular disease – CVD) or...
‘More smokers turn their back on tobacco’
06 July 2011
Figures from the PHA show that across Northern Ireland, a remarkable 33,833 smokers took the first step to a healthier life by availing of ‘stop smoking’ services (April 2010 to the end of March 2011)...
ENGAGEMENT CLOSED - Draft PHA Corporate Strategy 2011/2015: Engagement process - your views matter
24 June 2011
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has developed a draft Corporate Strategy for the period 2011/15, taking account of engagement and discussion with a range of stakeholders. The draft strategy has been...
