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Being empowered to improve your health now can give you a better quality of life as you get older. That’s the message from the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) sixth annual Director of Public Health...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding all people aged 70, 78 and 79 years old that they are still able to receive the shingles vaccine. The vaccine will help protect them against the common and...

Accidents are the main cause of death for children post-infancy, with many occurring in the home. During Child Safety Week (01- 07 June) the Public Health Agency (PHA) is supporting the Child Accident...

Funding from the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) HSC R&D Division has supported research carried out by the winner of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Northern Ireland 2015 Nurse of the Year Award and...

The Public Health Agency (PHA), in conjunction with the Education Authority, has installed smoke free signs at the school gates of over 100 primary schools in the South Eastern region to encourage...

Northern Ireland’s first ‘coughing’ bus shelters, created as part of an innovative Public Health Agency (PHA) campaign to raise awareness of the key signs of lung cancer, have started appearing on the...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has now completed its on-site work at Harland and Wolff in Belfast following an outbreak of pneumococcal disease linked to the premises.

‘Do something different’ and open up about memory problems is the message from health and social care professionals during Dementia Awareness Week 2015 (17-24 May).

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and...

This week is Walk to School Week and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging parents in Northern Ireland to do the school run on foot and start to feel the benefits for both them and their...

During Dying Matters Awareness Week (18-24 May 2015) the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging everyone to take the opportunity to talk openly with those closest to them about dying, death and...

Each year, millions of infections around the world could be prevented through ensuring good hand hygiene. With farmers particularly exposed to potentially harmful organisms through their contact with...

Primary school pupils in Lisburn have graduated with flying colours from Early Intervention Lisburn’s ‘Incredible Years Programme’.

The initiative, run by the Public Health Agency (PHA), builds...