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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people across Northern Ireland to get active in a bid to improve their emotional wellbeing.

Mental Health...

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...

Each year, millions of infections could be prevented through ensuring good hand hygiene, therefore the Public Health Agency (PHA)  is taking this message into frequently visited public places and is...

With the FA Cup and the Champions League finals about to kick off, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging football fans to watch their alcohol intake while they enjoy watching the matches.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland warned today (May 6), at the start of Sun Awareness Week, that half the population is unaware of their own skin type, which may affect...

Research shows that men are approximately six times more likely to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) than women and that the chance of having an aneurysm increases with age – at the age of 65...

A new booklet which dispels a number of myths about alcohol, drugs and older people has been published.

The 20-page booklet ‘Alcohol, drugs and older people’ has been produced by the Public Health...

With the onset of the good weather and two May bank holidays just around the corner, many families will be thinking about venturing out on day trips. With this in mind the Public Health Agency (PHA)...

Although summer has not arrived yet, this weekend is the May bank holiday and the start of camping season. The Public Health Agency, (PHA), is reminding people of the danger of carbon monoxide (CO)...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is marking European Immunisation Week (22–27 April 2013) by urging parents to ensure their child gets the best start in life by receiving all their childhood...