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As part of the Physical Activity Referral programme, funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Armagh City and District Council, a fun-filled day of activities was held on Friday 25 May at...

Sunnier weather and higher temperatures forecast for the week ahead are a welcome sign that summer is approaching. Good weather brings lots of opportunities for enjoying the outdoor life and the...

With a variety of sporting events this weekend – Ulster in the rugby European Cup final, the beginning of the GAA Championship and the North West 200 – the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding...

You can’t always see what it’s like to live with a brain injury. Each year over 2000 people in Northern Ireland sustain a brain injury. Brain injuries can be caused by a number of different reasons...

In Northern Ireland over 1,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer and over 400 people die from the disease each year, but if detected at a very early stage treatment for the cancer is 90%...

To mark Cancer Prevention Week (14–18 May 2012) the Public Health Agency (PHA) has highlighted that although around 9,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in Northern Ireland, one third of...

Palliative and end of life care is everybody’s business and to mark ‘Dying Matters Awareness Week’ (14-20 May 2012) the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging everyone to take the opportunity to talk...

In Northern Ireland over 1,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer and over 400 people die from the disease each year, but if detected at a very early stage treatment for the cancer is 90%...

With European Championships kicking-off soon, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is calling on football fans and their children travelling to one of the host countries, Ukraine, to get protected against...

Mums-to-be in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) area have been learning how to manage their diet and stay physically active to manage their weight.

This project has been developed by...

The Public Health Agency, PHA, is leading  a detailed investigation into the potential source of an outbreak of Listeria among hospital patients in Northern Ireland.

Four cases including one death have...