The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging all women to take up invites to have a regular screening test for cervical cancer – it could literally save your life. With an average of 105 women diagnosed with the disease and 24 women dying from cervical cancer each year in Northern Ireland it is important for individuals to accept their invitation for a test.

If you are planning to soak up the summer sun abroad or holiday at home, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding those who are sexually active to be smart: Protect your sexual health, and that of your partner, by being safe and getting tested if you have put yourself at risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and the Council for the Homeless Northern Ireland (CHNI) have launched an important booklet to encourage substance users to think about their nutrition and eat a balanced diet, to help improve their health and wellbeing. Nutrition for substance users – a step by step workbook for people using alcohol and other drugs, is a resource that can be used by individuals both in addiction and homeless settings, with or without support from staff. It has been widely distributed in the Belfast and South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust areas.