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People living in Belfast are invited to share their thoughts and ideas about emotional health and wellbeing by completing the Belfast Strategic Partnership’s ‘Have your say Belfast’ survey, arriving...

An increase in the number of reported whooping cough (pertussis) cases over recent months in Northern Ireland has prompted the Public Health Agency (PHA) to remind parents of the importance of getting...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) says that support for breastfeeding has grown, with rates of breastfeeding at birth increasing from 36% to 64% over the past two decades. This year’s World Breastfeeding...

Businesses can play a key role in boosting breastfeeding rates in Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has said.

To coincide with world breastfeeding week (1 – 7 August), which is...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) will be joining the Belfast Pride celebrations in Custom House Square this Saturday (4 Aug), where information on health and wellbeing issues that affect lesbian, gay...

Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on Saturday 28 July, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people who think they may be at risk from hepatitis infection to get tested.  One in 12 people worldwide...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is working to improve the health and social wellbeing of people in the Northern area by inviting local community and voluntary sector organisations to apply for small...

The Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) and the Public Health Agency (PHA) have launched a new Community Development Strategy entitled: ‘Working in Partnership’.

Community development is a practice...

With preparations for the Olympics in full swing, boxer Paddy Barnes has teamed up with the Public Health Agency (PHA) to encourage people of all ages to use the games as inspiration to get active.

Med...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) today launched a joint pilot initiative to display important public health messages on ambulances.

Now that the summer has arrived getting outside is important, but the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people to protect themselves against the risk of tick bites.  Ticks can carry Lyme disease...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging all women to take up invites to have a regular screening test for cervical cancer – it could literally save your life.

With an average of 105 women diagnosed...