News

Around 150,000 life-saving bowel cancer screening test kits have been issued and over 100 cancers have been detected in Northern Ireland since the launch of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in...

For those with diabetes, sight loss and blindness, is a serious risk. The Public Health Agency (PHA) is marking Diabetes Week (10–16 June 2012)  to remind those with diabetes to get tested for...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is warning parents of the importance of protecting their children against measles following an outbreak of the infectious disease in the Republic of Ireland.

Families are...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting Men’s Health Week 2012 (11 – 17 June) as an ideal time for men to focus on their own health and wellbeing, getting themselves checked out or looking for...

As the 2012, Olympic Torch makes its way across Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency (PHA) will be cheering on Orla Smyth, local transplant athlete, one of the fortunate few selected to carry...

Dr Eddie Rooney, Chief Executive, Public Health Agency (PHA) presented the ‘Healthy Workplace Award’ to Woodvale Construction, tonight (1 June), at the gala Derry~Londonderry Business Awards 2012, at...

With the Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend providing the perfect opportunity for camping, the Public Health Agency, PHA, is reminding people of the danger of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from leaving lit...

A new cook book aimed at school caterers, containing nutritional recipes for 280 of the most popular school dinners, has been launched. This coincides with Northern Ireland’s School Meals Week.

The...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is marking World No Tobacco Day (Thursday 31 May) by reminding everyone that smoking is the single greatest cause of preventable illness, premature death and health...

A child’s experiences in early life have a massive impact on their later experiences, a groundbreaking international conference being held in Belfast heard today [29 May].

The event, hosted by the...