Cardiovascular health and wellbeing in Northern Ireland - Literature review

The PHA, supported by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and other agencies and individuals, has completed a health impact assessment (HIA) on the Cardiovascular Service Framework (CVSFW) for Northern Ireland.

The CVSFW is the first in a series of service frameworks developed in Northern Ireland to guide HSC provision from prevention and health improvement over early intervention in communities and general practice into hospital and other institutional settings towards rehabilitation, palliative care and end of life.

HIA focus

The PHA, supported by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and other agencies and individuals, has completed a health impact assessment (HIA) on the Cardiovascular Service Framework (CVSFW) for Northern Ireland.

The CVSFW is the first in a series of service frameworks developed in Northern Ireland to guide HSC provision from prevention and health improvement over early intervention in communities and general practice into hospital and other institutional settings towards rehabilitation, palliative care and end of life.

Cardiovascular health and wellbeing profile for Northern Ireland

The PHA, supported by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and other agencies and individuals, has completed a health impact assessment (HIA) on the Cardiovascular Service Framework (CVSFW) for Northern Ireland.

The CVSFW is the first in a series of service frameworks developed in Northern Ireland to guide HSC provision from prevention and health improvement over early intervention in communities and general practice into hospital and other institutional settings towards rehabilitation, palliative care and end of life.

Putting a health inequalities focus on Northern Ireland cardiovascular service framework - Summary report

The PHA, supported by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and other agencies and individuals, has completed a health impact assessment (HIA) on the Cardiovascular Service Framework (CVSFW) for Northern Ireland.

The CVSFW is the first in a series of service frameworks developed in Northern Ireland to guide HSC provision from prevention and health improvement over early intervention in communities and general practice into hospital and other institutional settings towards rehabilitation, palliative care and end of life.

Launch of the Health Impact Assessment of the Northern Ireland Cardiovascular Service Framework

Launch of the Health Impact Assessment of the Northern Ireland Cardiovascular Service Framework
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Maureen Sheehan Centre, Belfast

The Public Health Agency (PHA), supported by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and many other agencies and individuals, has completed a health impact assessment (HIA) on the Cardiovascular Service Framework for Northern Ireland (CVSFW).

The “real brain drain” attracts widespread interest at PHA Early Years Interventions conference

The Public Health Agency’s commitment to giving every child the best start is off to a good start. The issue of the “real brain drain” in the 0–3 year age group has attracted attention from around 250 individuals and organisations attending the PHA Early Years Interventions conference taking place on Tuesday 31 May 2011 at the Octagon, King’s Hall, Balmoral.

PHA supports World No Tobacco Day

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is taking the opportunity to highlight this year’s World No Tobacco Day which takes place on Tuesday 31 May. In Northern Ireland, around 340,000 people aged 16 and over smoke. Smoking contributes not only to many cancers, heart disease, bronchitis and asthma, but to other illnesses, including stroke. In fact, smoking causes around 2,700 deaths per year here, all of them avoidable. The PHA is committed to saving lives by reducing the percentage of people who smoke. The PHA:

Transmit: Health protection service bulletin. 2011: Issue 2

The second edition of Transmit for 2011 leads with an update from the blood-borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections team. This includes information on the move to add hepatitis B to the Northern Ireland Hepatitis C Managed Clinical Network (MCN). There is an update on migrant health, as well as advice on hepatitis B antigens and what to do in the events of sharps injuries.

This edition also provides a graphical summary of hepatitis C reports in Northern Ireland during 2010, and the most recent statistics on food borne and gastrointestinal tract infections.

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