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With the unexpected cold weather set to continue until the weekend, the Public Health Agency is advising everyone to be aware of carbon monoxide poisoning from lit fires.  We would also urge the...

The eighth annual Public Health Agency (PHA) media awards run by the Western Investing for Health Partnership which honour media students for their understanding of public health issues have been held...

Spring has barely sprung, with snow enveloping Northern Ireland over the past week, but with longer days and an extra hour of brightness in the evening with the clocks going forward on Easter Sunday...

Teachers from across Northern Ireland are celebrating their exam success after recently completing a Diploma in Nutrition and Health.Seventeen teachers received their Diplomas at an event at the...

Ahead of World TB Day on 24 March the Public Health Agency (PHA) has released the latest figures which show a 40% increase incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Ireland last year.

In 2012 in...

Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum, in partnership with the Later Years Group of the Western Investing for Health Partnership and the Public Health Agency (PHA), hosted 'The Age of Change' Conference...

With the Six Nations drawing to an end, the Formula 1 season blasting off and St Patrick’s Day celebrations swinging into action, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is calling on people to bear in mind...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting World Kidney Day (Thursday 14 March 2013) by calling for more people in Northern Ireland to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor register.

World Kidney Day was...

‘Mental health is a key priority for us all’ - that’s what delegates at a mental health nursing conference held yesterday, [Tuesday 12 March], at Mossley Mill heard about the importance of working...

More than a third of smokers in Northern Ireland have lost count of the number of times they have tried to quit and almost one in seven say they are ‘desperate to beat their addiction’, according to a...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people to keep a close eye on their salt intake during National Salt Awareness Week, which takes place this week.

The theme for this year’s awareness week is...

The importance of providing children with the best possible start in life will be highlighted today [Friday 8 March] at the launch of the ‘Baby’s Day Out’ book in the Central Library, Derry...