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The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging all 16 to 18 year olds to get a free vaccination that can help protect against meningococcal disease.

Beginning in April, GPs will invite people born...

The clocks spring forward this weekend which will give us the chance to get more active in the brighter evenings.

There are many ways to kick-start your journey to better health and wellbeing and the...

We’re in the middle of lambing season and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding pregnant women about the risk of close contact with sheep during lambing season.

New figures from the Public Health Agency (PHA) reveal that number of reported cases of Tuberculosis (TB) has dropped in Northern Ireland.

Today (24 March) is World TB Day and data show that there were...

The Director of Public Health’s Core Tables contain a range of demographic information on population numbers, births and birth rates, deaths and death rates, causes of death and life expectancy. It...

Ards and North Down Borough Council has become the latest organisation to join the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) Breastfeeding Welcome Here scheme – a programme to increase the number of premises which...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people to keep an eye on their alcohol intake ahead of St Patrick’s Day, emphasising the dangers of binge drinking and the effects that excess alcohol can have...

Spring has sprung and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging people in Fermanagh to explore new ways of looking after their health and wellbeing using the Five Ways to Wellbeing approach. 

“Spri...

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, supported by the Public Health Agency (PHA), is warning that sunbeds are a surefire way to damage and age your skin.

The alert comes at the start of a new poster, social...

A new service launched today (9 March 2016) will improve the treatment of people with cancer. The new Acute Oncology Service will focus on the care of people with cancer who need to attend hospital...

From tomorrow, Wednesday 9 March, Health and Social Care (HSC) sites across Northern Ireland will go smoke free.

The move coincides with No Smoking Day, and means that smoking will not be allowed by...

Improving palliative care services for everyone living with an advanced progressive condition in Northern Ireland was in the spotlight at Stormont with the announcement of the Regional Palliative Care...