Help protect yourself: The essential guide to the HPV vaccination for all young people aged 12 to 13 and translations

This leaflet is distributed to all young people in Year 9 and 10 and explains about the HPV vaccine, which can help protect against cervical cancer and other diseases. 

This leaflet is distributed to all young people in Year 9 and Year 10 and explains about the HPV vaccine, which can help protect against cervical cancer and other diseases.

Packing a healthy punch for lunch

In Northern Ireland over 127,000 children bring their own food to school so it is important to ensure that food is both appetising and is good for health. Recent surveys looking at children’s lunchboxes revealed that they are often too high in fat, salt and sugar, with just under half of the lunchboxes containing no fruit. ¹’²

Are you packing a healthy lunch? (English and Irish translation)

This booklet is designed to improve pupils' nutrition and implement healthier eating and drinking practices. It contains practical tips for parents, carers and children on how to pack an appetising, healthy lunchbox.

This booklet is designed to improve pupils' nutrition and implement healthier eating and drinking practices. It contains practical tips for parents, carers and children on how to pack an appetising, healthy lunchbox. The booklet includes the Eatwell Guide.

PHA agrees to E coli nursery reopening

The Public Health Agency incident team managing an outbreak of E coli 0157 at Holly House nursery has agreed to its reopening. The PHA and its partner organisations have worked with staff within the nursery to agree changes and have reinforced good infection prevention and control measures.The PHA will continue to monitor the situation closely. ENDS For further information Contact PHA Press Office, Ormeau Avenue on 028 9031 1611

Sunbeds: look a little deeper

This leaflet warns against the dangers of using sunbeds, most notably skin cancer, and offers advice on the Health and Safety Guidelines that sunbed operators should abide by.

This leaflet was produced by the Ulster Cancer Foundation and reprinted by the PHA as part of the sunbeds campaign.

National Fraud Initiative

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is required by law to protect the public funds it administers. This A4 sheet provides information on the National Fraud Initiative.

Mental Health First Aid Northern Ireland wallet card

The MHFA wallet card supplements the MHFA Northern Ireland Manual and is used by MHFA trainers and instructors.

It has the five actions of the MHFA action plan on the back.

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