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New mental health campaign urges people to ‘talk about it’
12 December 2013
With almost one in five people showing signs of a possible mental health problem, Northern Ireland’s new campaign on mental health, which features legendary boxing trainer Gerry Storey, is urging...
Dr Lourda Geoghegan, Consultant in Health Protection from Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland beats competition for GenerationQ leadership programme
10 December 2013
Dr Lourda Geoghegan, is one of 18 health professionals in the UK to be selected for the prestigious GenerationQ.
Traveller Focus Week - improving health and wellbeing of Travellers Event
06 December 2013
Members of the Traveller community and their support organisations joined the Public Health Agency (PHA) and the Health and Social Care Board at an event on Thursday 5 December in Belfast to mark...
New PHA statistics show HIV increase Northern Ireland
28 November 2013
Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has published the HIV surveillance in Northern Ireland 2013 report.
The report shows that the annual number of new first-UK...
Smoking increases your risk of developing mouth cancer, PHA warns
28 November 2013
Latest figures show that in Northern Ireland, 216 people were diagnosed with mouth cancer in one year.
With Mouth Cancer Awareness Month (1–30 November) drawing to an end, the Public Health Agency...
Listening to families touched by suicide is essential
22 November 2013
Families who have been affected by suicide have an important role to play in the vital work that is ongoing to help prevent suicide and promote mental health and wellbeing. That is according to the...
Have you had your flu vaccine yet?
20 November 2013
As we move closer to the height of winter, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people who are eligible for the flu vaccine but haven’t yet had it, to get it as soon as possible.
The PHA is...
World COPD Day – stop smoking now to cut the risk
19 November 2013
In 2013, 34,522 people in Northern Ireland were registered as having the life-threatening lung disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which is caused primarily by smoking.
COPD kills...
Antibiotics are a valuable resource – use them wisely!
18 November 2013
Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem and is already becoming a major threat to the management of infections. On European Antibiotic Awareness Day the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB), the...
Working together to tackle smoking prevalence
18 November 2013
Smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable illness, premature death and health inequality throughout Northern Ireland. Around 2,300 people die prematurely each year from smoking-related...
PHA advice on preventing stimulant-related deaths
15 November 2013
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is today issuing advice aimed at preventing stimulant-related death and illness.
The PHA has produced guidance aimed at anyone who comes into contact with stimulant drug...
Make sure you know about diabetes on World Diabetes Day
14 November 2014
The theme for this year’s World Diabetes Day on 14 November is ‘Education and prevention’. With this in mind, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging everyone across Northern Ireland to be aware...