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With the end of term approaching and exams nearing completion, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging parents to talk to their child about the risks associated with drinking alcohol.

Thousands of...

As part of National Breastfeeding Awareness Week, the Public Health Agency (PHA) today [Tuesday 26 June] launched a new Breastfeeding Peer Support CD to train those who volunteer to help breastfeeding...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is investigating a suspected case of meningococcal infection involving a child who attends St Patrick’s primary school in Legamaddy, near Downpatrick.

The PHA is working...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is investigating a confirmed case of meningococcal infection and a further probable case of infection involving children who attend Our Lady and St Patrick primary...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is using National Breastfeeding Awareness Week (NBAW), which runs from 24 to 30 June to highlight that breastfeeding is the healthiest option for both mum and baby, and...

The days may be on the turn now that the summer solstice has passed, but there’s still plenty of time to make use of the summer months to get out and get active, even if it is raining. That is the...

Improving palliative care services for everyone living with advanced progressive illnesses in Northern Ireland was in the spotlight  at a workshop today funded by the Public Health Agency.

Representati...

New research launched by the Resurgam Partnership (made up of the PHA, Resurgam Community Development Trust and Lisburn City Council) yesterday [20 June], found that 75% of those attending three post...

An innovative programme aimed at encouraging schoolchildren to cycle to school has been hailed as a fantastic success, and to mark Bike Week 2012, it has been announced that it will be rolled out...

Around 150,000 life-saving bowel cancer screening test kits have been issued and over 100 cancers have been detected in Northern Ireland since the launch of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in...

For those with diabetes, sight loss and blindness, is a serious risk. The Public Health Agency (PHA) is marking Diabetes Week (10–16 June 2012)  to remind those with diabetes to get tested for...