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Ways to get active in 2025

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is highlighting different ways you can get active in 2025 as we gear up for the New Year.

Gerard Walls, Senior Health and Social Wellbeing Officer at the PHA, said: “At this time of the year, following Christmas, many people will be looking at how they can become healthier and fitter, get more active, and achieve a healthy weight."

“I now have the confidence to make healthier choices for my family” – the HENRY programme launches in Northern Ireland

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has officially launched the early years obesity prevention programme, HENRY, to help support families to provide the best start in life for babies and children.

The 8-week HENRY programme equips health visiting teams and Sure Start staff with the knowledge, skills and confidence to tackle sensitive issues including raising the issue of overweight and obesity. Trained facilitators across the five local health and social care trusts work with families over the course of 8-weeks either through group-based sessions or a targeted one-to-one programme.

Your best shot at avoiding unnecessary illness this winter

Getting your yearly flu and COVID-19 vaccines lowers your chances of having serious complications or dying from these diseases. This is especially true for people who are at high risk of complications.

The message from the Public Health Agency (PHA) is clear –if you are eligible, get vaccinated now.

Have your say on what we do!

Consultation on the draft Public Health Agency (PHA) Corporate Plan 2025-2030 is now live.

The draft Corporate Plan, initial draft equality screening, initial draft rural screening and the consultation questionnaire are all available via the PHA website - Current consultations section. The consultation will end on 28 February 2025.

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About the PHA

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary organisation dedicated to improving and protecting the health of the population.

As a key part of the Health and Social Care (HSC) system, we work closley with the Department of Health (DoH), local Health Trusts (HSC Trusts), and other partners to drive meaningful change across Northern Ireland.

At PHA, our mission is clear: to protect public health, improve health and social wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities across our communities. We take pride in our strong regional and local presence, actively shaping health service planning and delivery to create healthier future for everyone.

We work in three key areas: public health to improve and protect community health, nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals for quality patient care, and operations to ensure efficient delivery of our programmes.

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