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Maintaining hygiene in schools, nurseries, playgroups, and child minders with no water supply
02 January 2011
The Public Health Agency has issued the following advice to schools, nurseries, playgroups, and child minders in relation to keeping healthy when mains water is unavailable
How can we maintain hygiene...
Advice to the public during the current water shortage
02 January 2011
The Public Health Agency (PHA) continues to advise the public to boil emergency water collected from standpipes and bowsers during the current water shortage. This is particularly important where...
Advice for treating winter illnesses
30 December 2010
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging the public to use their Health and Social Care services appropriately with the increase in winter illnesses and the current situation regarding interruption to...
Public health advice when water supply is low
29 December 2010
The PHA has issued the following advice to the public in relation to keeping healthy when mains water is unavailable.
How do I keep my hands clean without mains water?
It is still very important to...Reduce the risk of harm in cold weather
20 December 2010
The current very cold weather conditions increase the risk of illness and accidents. So the following advice has been issued to the community by the PHA and the Health and Social Care Board. The PHA...
Get wise to your health – Get Healthwise!
14 December 2010
With this year almost at an end and 2011 around the corner, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging people with specific health conditions to join the Healthwise scheme – a free 12 week physical...
PHA warn pregnant women to ‘get the flu vaccine now’
13 December 2010
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging all pregnant women, no matter what stage of pregnancy, to get their flu vaccine as soon as possible. The PHA is emphasising this message, particularly as three...