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An award-winning public health information film, Closet Full of Lies, gets its premiere at the launch of this year’s Belfast Pride in the Europa Hotel on 23 July. The short film, produced by young...

The local organising committee of the Westfield Health British Transplant Games welcomes the Transplant Games Torch to Belfast to kick-start this year’s events with the support of proud sponsor...

The findings of a Public Health Agency (PHA) evaluation report on a suicide prevention training programme were today presented at the North South Ministerial Council Health Sector meeting.

ASIST, The...

The Public Health Agency is aware that the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has been dealing with two linked cases of TB and a third possible case. As is usual practice, health protection experts...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) supports the Chief Medical Officer’s first UK-wide physical activity guidelines, launched today.

Dr Carolyn Harper, Director of Public Health for Northern Ireland, said:...

As the holidays approach, with long summer nights, parties, barbeques and relaxing in the warm weather, the Public Health Agency is encouraging people to know their limits and not to overindulge when...

A recent ‘Walk@work’ seminar led by Dr Nick Gilson of the University of Queensland, Australia was hosted by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and the Physical Activity and Health Research Group at the...

Figures from the PHA show that across Northern Ireland, a remarkable 33,833 smokers took the first step to a healthier life by availing of ‘stop smoking’ services (April 2010 to the end of March 2011)...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is supporting this year’s National Transplant Awareness Week, which runs from 4-10 July with the theme ‘What are you waiting for?’ Everyday people complain about waiting...

The PHA is warning holiday makers and travelling students about the risk of catching rabies from animal bites when travelling abroad.

An ever-growing number of students are taking a year out to travel...