This poster encourages people to become more physically active by promoting walking as a means of losing weight.

This poster promotes the message that 30 minutes of moderate physical activity a day has substantial health benefits, and highlights the fact that you don’t have to do 30 minutes all in one go.

This poster highlights how discreet breastfeeding can be part of everyday life.

The fourth edition of Transmit features an update on the blood-borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections team, and gives an overview of infection rates and risk management in relation to hepatitis C and hepatitis B. For hepatitis C, links are provided for the quick reference guide for primary care and for the Northern Ireland Hepatitis C Managed Clinical Network. A list of target groups for hepatitis B immunisation is included.

The third annual report from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Healthy Promoting Hospitals (HPH) and Healthy Services network highlights a rich selection of the innovative developments and team-working achievements across services in Northern Ireland. The report provides a platform to showcase the five Health and Social Care Trusts and Cooperation and Working Together (CAWT)’s commitment to health and wellbeing to the population and shows how hospitals can have an impact on the determinants of health as they are explained in the context of people’s daily lives.

Legislation enacted on 1 April 2009 created a new Commissioning system with the establishment of a region-wide Health and Social Care Board, including 5 Local Commissioning Groups (LCGs), and a Public Health Agency. In line with Departmental direction and guidance the objectives of the new commissioning arrangements
were to:
- Approach the future delivery of Health and Social Care from a region-wide perspective focused on outcomes.
- Ensure local sensitivity through the creation of five Local Commissioning Groups reflective of their areas.

This edition of Transmit features a full update from two of the PHA’s health protection teams: the gastrointestinal, waterborne disease and zoonoses team, and the respiratory infections team. Food poisoning trends and statistics are provided, alongside an overview of other gastrointestinal infections in 2009, including those acquired abroad. The respiratory team’s update gives a summary of tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Ireland in 2008 and provides provisional data for 2009.

The Public Health Agency Annual report 2009–2010 report provides background information about the PHA, highlights the achievements during the 2009–2010 financial year and provides an overview of work undertaken in priority areas for each directorate within the organisation.

The summary financial accounts are presented in the operating and financial review section of the report and members of the PHA board are detailed within the report also.
 

These guidelines are for those in the media who have involvement with the reporting or portrayal of suicide and represent an important source of information to help ensure that the quality of reporting and portrayal on this important and sensitive topic is of a high standard.

Guidance for primary care on how to deal with patients presenting with possible symptoms of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Produced by Public Health England and adapted by the Public Health Agency.