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Flu vaccine offered to ‘at risk’ people
03 October 2014
October marks the beginning of autumn and the official start of the seasonal flu vaccination programme for 2014/2015. The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging all people whose health could be...
Palliative Care Week 6-11 October
02 October 2014
A public information campaign to highlight how palliative care improves the quality of life of a person with an incurable illness is taking place across Northern Ireland next week.
The campaign Making...
Little steps to better health during International Walk to School Month
30 September 2014
October is International Walk to School Month and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging parents in Northern Ireland to do the school run on foot and start to feel the benefits for both them...
New cases of gonorrhoea still rising
30 September 2014
The latest figures released by the Public Health Agency (PHA) show that the number of diagnoses of uncomplicated gonorrhoea is still rising.
The ‘Sexually Transmitted Infection surveillance in...
HSC R&D Division’s draft strategy consultation launched
29 September 2014
The Health and Social Care Research and Development (HSC R&D) Division of the Public Health Agency (PHA) wishes to advise that the consultation on the draft HSC R&D strategy A Strategy for Health &...
Stop smoking in Stoptober!
29 September 2014
Stoptober is back and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is supporting the campaign by urging all smokers to take part in the 28 day stop smoking challenge during October, as smokers who give up their...
National Eye Health Week – your vision matters!
26 September 2014
Research from the College of Optometrists shows that 84% of adults value their sight more than any other sense, yet many people are living with poor vision and putting their sight at risk because of...
Dig for mental health
23 September 2014
Gardening is being used as a tool to promote mental and emotional wellbeing through a new pilot project funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA).
The project ‘Wellbeing with nature’ will run over two...
Aneurysm screening programme success
22 September 2014
The Northern Ireland Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme has published its first annual report highlighting the programme success, with 81% of the men invited attending for a scan.
The...
Switch off, step out and take your first steps to better health
22 September 2014
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging everyone to switch off the telly, pull on your walking shoes and take the first steps to better health, after figures revealed that almost half of adults...
Pack a healthy snack for kids’ best start to school
18 September 2014
As parents take to the shops thinking about what to pack in their children’s lunchboxes for the new school term, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging them to choose healthier options for a...
