News

November is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding everyone as the temperature drops and people turn up the heat to be aware of the symptoms of carbon monoxide...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is providing almost £500,000 additional funding for suicide prevention and mental health promotion in the Belfast area. 

£300,000 of this is being been invested directly...

Stress doesn’t just make you feel bad – it can also be bad for your health. The good news is there are measures you can take to deal with it.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging those...

With winter upon us, many people will inevitably pick up sniffles, sore throats and colds, and get infections. But what’s the difference between a viral infection and a bacterial infection and how can...

An alliance of UK Health Departments (including the Public Health Agency's R&D Division - HSC R&D), Research Councils and charities are pleased to announce a new funding call to address challenges in...

Transparency, public involvement, safety and proportionality must be at the centre of UK health research, a new position statement published today has demanded.

Regulators and government departments...

The dangers associated with hot appliances, liquids and bath water are being highlighted in a video being launched today [Thursday 26 October] by the Public Health Agency (PHA), in association with...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) are urging people who have had experience of delirium during the past year to share their experience through the 10,000 MORE...

Statistics released today in the 2016/17 Health Survey for Northern Ireland show that smoking prevalence has dropped by two percent. Meaning that the percentage of the population here who are smokers...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) today [Friday 20 October] launched the findings of two new research studies which looked at the transition of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) into old age...

In line with our dementia ‘Still Me’ campaign and the fast approaching winter months, it is important to keep people with dementia active by engaging in activities that they are interested in and are...