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he new school year is fast approaching but the Public Health Agency (PHA) is on hand with some top tips for packing a healthy lunch.

The PHA’s leaflet ‘Are you packing a healthy lunch’ has lots of...

In light of the recent heavy downpours, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is advising people of the potential public health risks associated with flooding. 

The main risk relates to injuries caused by...

This week young people will be receiving their A-level results and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding those planning to go to university for the first time to get the meningococcal vaccine.

Th...

All babies born on or after 1 August 2017 will be offered protection against hepatitis B as part of the universal childhood immunisation programme.

This is in addition to continued protection against...

The Public Health Agency’s (PHA) Breastfeeding Welcome Here scheme has reached the milestone of having 500 venues signed up to the initiative which aims to provide supportive environments for...

On World Hepatitis Day (28 July) the Public Health Agency is supporting the World Hepatitis Alliance campaign message to eliminate hepatitis.

In May 2016, the World Health Assembly endorsed the Global...

Figures published today by the Public Health Agency (PHA) have shown that in the five years since ‘Take Home Naloxone’ was introduced in Northern Ireland, the potentially life-saving medicine has been...

Over the summer holidays many families will be heading off camping, caravanning or boating, so the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding people of the danger of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in...

A Supplier Engagement Meeting for the Lifeline Crisis Response Service (LCRS) was held on Monday 3 July 2017. The presentation, along with the minutes of the meeting, are now available on the PHA...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland have developed a short video, ‘Percy Piglet and the Summer’, to educate young children about how to take care in the sun.

Using puppets...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding everyone of the importance of getting the MMR vaccine after it was notified of a small number of measles cases in Northern Ireland and an increase of cases...

An initiative known as RAPID (Remove All Prescription and Illegal Drugs), which is helping to remove prescription and illegal drugs from our streets by providing drug disposal bins, is to be launched...