PHA urges parents to get ‘at risk’ children vaccinated against seasonal flu

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging Northern Ireland parents to make sure children in ‘at risk’ groups get their flu vaccine early. The message has been issued to parents and carers of children as the PHA’s seasonal flu vaccination programme gets underway for 2011/12. It is very important that children with any condition that puts them more at risk of the complications of flu get the vaccine. These ‘at risk’ conditions include:

"Who are you going to call?"

“Who are you going to call?”
Friday 4 November 2011, 10am to 1pm
Living Rivers, Ballymena

The Voluntary Community Sector Network (VCSN) is hosting a key networking event in the field of Drugs and Alcohol. The unique event will provide an opportunity to highlight and promote the work and services available from the VCSN within the Northern area in relation to reducing harm related to Drug and Alcohol misuse.

The event aims to:

‘Under the surface’ campaign raises public awareness of good mental health

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is launching its ‘Under the surface’ multimedia public information campaign on Thursday 6 October 2011. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the early warning signs that could indicate a mental health issue and encourage people to seek help. ‘Under the surface’ will be broadcast from 10 October (World Mental Health Day) to 20 November (National Suicide Survivors’ day) and will be carried in local press, on radio, TV, online and on the campaign website www.mindingyourhead.info