Attitudes towards healthy breaks schemes in primary and pre-school/nursery settings in Northern Ireland

Healthy breaks evaluation: Attitudes towards healthy breaks schemes in primary and pre-school/nursery settings in Northern Ireland – Views from principals, group leaders and parents.

Healthy breaks evaluation: Attitudes towards healthy breaks schemes in primary and pre-school/nursery settings in Northern Ireland – Views from principals, group leaders and parents.

Make meningitis vaccine part of your university plans

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. The MenACWY vaccine helps protect against meningococcal disease, which new university students are at particularly high risk of contracting in the first weeks of term, when they will come into contact with many new people of a similar age.

Hexavalent (6 in 1) combination vaccine (routine immunisation programme)

Information for healthcare professionals about the hexavalent (6-in-1) combination vaccine, given in the routine childhood immunisation programme.

 

Information for healthcare professionals about the inclusion of hepatitis B vaccine in the new hexavalent combination vaccine, given in the routine immunisation programme.

6-in-1 vaccine available to newborns

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 diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). The Hexavalent vaccine replaces the existing 5-in-1 vaccine that children routinely receive. It is already widely used with around 150 million doses having been given in 97 countries in Europe and across the world.

500 venues show support for breastfeeding mums

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 breastfeeding mums. The MAC in Belfast has become the 500th member of Breastfeeding Welcome Here, and this World Breastfeeding Week (1–7 August) it joins all types of businesses, tourist venues and council facilities that are already part of the scheme.​

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PHA Annual report and accounts 2016-2017

The Public Health Agency Annual report 2016–2017 provides background information about the PHA, highlights the achievements during the 2016–2017 financial year and provides an overview of work undertaken in priority areas within each directorate of the organisation.

The full financial accounts are included in this report as is information on members of the PHA board.

The Public Health Agency Annual report 2016–2017 provides background information about the PHA, highlights the achievements during the 2016–2017 financial year and provides an overview of work undertaken in priority areas within each directorate of the organisation.

The full financial accounts are included in this report as is information on members of the PHA board.

Help eliminate hepatitis

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 Health Sector Strategy (GHSS) on viral hepatitis 2016–2021. This calls for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 (reducing new infections by 90% and deaths by 65%). Hepatitis B and C are responsible for 96% of all hepatitis deaths.

Pregabalin: Guidance for people working with Pregabalin users

This booklet is primarily for professionals who work with people who use Pregabalin that is not prescribed to them. 

The booklet was produced by Extern and supported by the PHA.

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We are delighted to welcome 93 new Northern Ireland Q Members

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