Weigh to Men's Health Workshop
Weigh to Men's Health Workshop
Wednesday 8th June 2011
Stormont Hotel, Belfast
10am-2pm
Lost in translation - how to communicate most effectively with non-academics
The free seminar, which consists of a mixture of talks and workshops, will take place in the Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast.
Issues to be covered include:
New look PHA website
Welcome to the new look PHA website that has undergone a comprehensive face lift and redevelopment over the last few months. This phase of development has seen substantial input from each work area within the PHA that will allow visitors to gain a better appreciation of the breadth and scope of the work undertaken by the Agency. We are also further developing and introducing new and emerging technologies and media so as all of our audiences, public and professional, can keep up to date with work and developments within the PHA.
North West 200
The PHA will have a stand raising awareness of, and providing information on, organ donation and encouraging sign up to the organ donor register at the North West 200.
For further information on organ donation go to www.publichealthagency.org/news/call-action-%E2%80%93-organ-donation
Transplant Games
The Westfield Health British Transplant Games will be held in Belfast on 4–7 August. Athletes will compete in 16 sports at venues such as the Mary Peter's Track, Ormeau Park and Queen’s University Belfast’s Physical Education Centre, to name but a few.
Transplant Awareness Week
The Public Health Agency is supporting this year’s National Transplant Awareness Week, which runs from 4-10 July 2011 with the theme ‘What are you waiting for?’
This Transplant Awareness Week aims to increase the understanding of organ donation and the issues that surround it by focusing on how long people are currently waiting to receive a transplant.
World Blood Donor Day
For further information on blood donation go to www.nibts.org/
Balmoral Show visitors give the gift of life
With over 300 people currently waiting for organ donation in Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has urged people to join the Organ Donor Register by hosting a stand at the Balmoral Show, which ran 11–13 May 2011. The purpose of this Organ Donor stand was to increase awareness of this emotive issue and to help improve rates of organ donation here.