Lurgan men can cook and dance

Lurgan Young at Heart Men’s Club are brushing up on their cooking skills and learning to dance thanks to the Southern Investing for Health Partnership (SIHP). The Club, whose members are mainly in the 60+ age group, encourages members to actively engage in physical and social activities, promoting a greater understanding of the links between exercise, diet, health and wellbeing.

PHA launches first Director of Public Health report

The first annual report of the Director of Public Health for Northern Ireland was published today. This significant report highlights the many public health challenges that affect people in Northern Ireland. Dr Carolyn Harper, Director of Public Health leads the public health team that tackles this complex agenda, working with many statutory, community and voluntary partner organizations across health, local government, education, housing and other sectors.

Director of Public Health annual report 2009 and core tables 2008

This first annual report of the Director of Public Health highlights the many public health challenges that affect people in Northern Ireland and how the public health team tackles this complex agenda by working with many statutory, community and voluntary partner organisations across health, local government, education, housing and other sectors.

This first annual report of the Director of Public Health highlights the many public health challenges that affect people in Northern Ireland and how the public health team tackles this complex agenda by working with many statutory, community and voluntary partner organisations across health, local government, education, housing and other sectors.

Transmit: Health protection service bulletin. 2010: Issue 1

Transmit is the monthly newsletter for the health protection service of the Public Health Agency. It provides up-to-date information on a range of health protection issues, with in-depth coverage of a different work area each month.

Issue 1 includes an update on the PHA duty room, information on the work of the Healthcare Associated Infections team and other health protection news.

Alcohol could increase your risk of breast cancer

This poster highlights the fact that alcohol increases the risk of developing breast cancer.

Research shows the negative impact of poverty on children’s life chances

The Public Health Agency has welcomed the publication of research by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister which reveals that poverty here has a real and negative impact on children's outcomes at the age of five. The research examined data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a study following around 19,000 children born in the UK in 2000/2001, of which around 1,800 were from Northern Ireland.
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