Stimulant drugs : Professional guidance

This guidance is aimed at professionals who come into contact with stimulant drug users through their work. This may include those in the community and voluntary sectors or in health and social care.

Make sure you know about diabetes on World Diabetes Day

The theme for this year’s World Diabetes Day on 14 November is ‘ Healthy Living and Diabetes’. With this in mind, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging everyone across Northern Ireland to be aware of how type 2 diabetes can be prevented, the harm it can cause to your health and what the signs and symptoms are to ensure early diagnosis. In Northern Ireland diabetes affects over 79,000 adults, however, many cases of diabetes are preventable and are the result of obesity.

Healthcare associated infections - Patient and visitor leaflets (including accessible formats)

The following suite of nine leaflets for patients and visitors to healthcare settings include information on healthcare associated infections, C. difficile, MRSA, norovirus, scabies, ESBL resistant bacteria, multi-drug resistant bacteria and laundry and hand hygiene guidance.

Norovirus incident outbreak pack for nursing and residential homes

Norovirus Incidents and Outbreaks Pack for Nursing and Residential Homes from PHA Duty Room October 2013.

The best start for every child

The Public Health Agency (PHA) will today [November 6] hold a maternal and infant nutrition conference on how to give our children the best start in life and ensure that they have a long and healthy future. Speakers at the event will explain the importance of good nutrition during pregnancy and in the first five years of life, and the influence this has on a child’s health through to adulthood.

Folic acid – one of life’s essentials

This leaflet for women of child-bearing age explains what folate and folic acid are, why they are important and how to get enough. 

This leaflet for women of child-bearing age explains what folate and folic acid are, why they are important and how to get enough. 

Take action now to deal with stress

Today is National Stress Awareness Day and according to the Public Health Agency (PHA) it’s the perfect opportunity to take time out from our busy lives to reduce the amount of stress we experience. Madeline Heaney, Regional Lead for Mental Health and Wellbeing at the PHA, explained: “Everyone experiences a certain amount of stress in their lives – unfortunately it’s a normal part of day-to-day living and we can’t avoid it – but for some of us it becomes more of a problem as too much stress for too long has a negative impact on your health and wellbeing.

Think FAST on World Stroke Day

Strokes claim the lives of 1,300 people in Northern Ireland every year. It is the third most common cause of death and the greatest cause of adult disability, so on World Stroke Day on 29 October the Public Health Agency (PHA) aims to help people reduce their risk of having a stroke and to ‘think FAST’ if they see someone having a stroke.
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