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The successful Text-A-Nurse programme, a confidential health advice text service for 11 to 19-year-olds, is expanding for parents, carers and school staff to access professional nursing advice on...

People moving to new accommodation following a period of homelessness are benefitting from a ‘Home Starter Pack’ scheme which provides essential household appliances and hygiene and toiletry items.

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A new campaign focussing on the importance and benefits of physical activity as we get older has been launched in pharmacies across Northern Ireland.

‘Live Longer and Stronger Ageing Well’ is...

Public Health Agency (PHA) is rolling out a mass media campaign aimed at improving and protecting people’s sexual health and wellbeing. This comes as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to...

As we approach World Cancer Day on Saturday 4 February, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting the signs and symptoms of cancer and encouraging people to seek medical advice from their GP if...

A new campaign from the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging anyone with feelings of anxiety or distress, or who is in crisis, to start the conversation about their thoughts and feelings.

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Attending for cervical screening could save your life – that’s the message from the Public Health Agency (PHA) this Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (23-29 January).

Between 2016 and 2020 in Northern...