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Healthy ageing highlighted during International Older People’s Day
01 October 2010
Today approximately 600 million people worldwide are aged 60 years and over. People are living longer than ever before and the proportion of older people in our society is growing.
Women need to be breast aware
30 September 2010
Women in Northern Ireland are being urged to be breast aware and make simple lifestyle changes in a bid to reduce their risk of breast cancer. The advice from the PHA comes as Breast Cancer Awareness...
Meningococcal Septicaemia - Ballycastle
27 September 2010
Public Health Agency was informed at the weekend of the very sudden and tragic death of an eighteen year old male from Ballycastle. His most likely cause of death was Meningococcal Septicaemia. All...
Children focus of new physical activity campaign
24 September 2010
The PHA has launched a physical activity campaign to encourage our children to be more active. Research shows 82% of parents believe their child is getting the recommended daily amount or more, of...
Clean-up funding for Newry community group
24 September 2010
Residents from Derrybeg Community Association in Newry have received funding from the Southern Investing for Health Partnership (SIHP).
The funding will help the association to help clean up a large...Packing a healthy punch for lunch
14 September 2010
Recent surveys of children’s lunchbox contents revealed they are often too high in fat, salt and sugar, with just under half of the lunchboxes containing no fruit.
To help parents, carers and children...
PHA agrees to E coli nursery reopening
10 September 2010
The PHA incident team managing an outbreak of E coli 0157 at Holly House nursery in Dollingstown near Lurgan has agreed to its reopening.
The agency and its partner organisations have worked with staff...Infection control training for nursing home staff
09 September 2010
The PHA recently held a training and information session for local nursing and residential home staff in the southern area.
The training, by the agency's Health Care Associated Infections (HCAIs) team...