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The Public Health Agency (PHA) supports the Chief Medical Officer’s first UK-wide physical activity guidelines, launched today.

Dr Carolyn Harper, Director of Public Health for Northern Ireland, said:...

As the holidays approach, with long summer nights, parties, barbeques and relaxing in the warm weather, the Public Health Agency is encouraging people to know their limits and not to overindulge when...

A recent ‘Walk@work’ seminar led by Dr Nick Gilson of the University of Queensland, Australia was hosted by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and the Physical Activity and Health Research Group at the...

Figures from the PHA show that across Northern Ireland, a remarkable 33,833 smokers took the first step to a healthier life by availing of ‘stop smoking’ services (April 2010 to the end of March 2011)...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is supporting this year’s National Transplant Awareness Week, which runs from 4-10 July with the theme ‘What are you waiting for?’ Everyday people complain about waiting...

The PHA is warning holiday makers and travelling students about the risk of catching rabies from animal bites when travelling abroad.

An ever-growing number of students are taking a year out to travel...

The Public Health Agency is continuing to monitor outbreaks of E. coli 0104 infection in Germany and France. E. coli 0104 infection causes bloody diarrhoea and, in some patients, causes haemolytic...

Health Minister Edwin Poots today launched the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, one of four research studies funded by Health and Social Care...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) are reminding parents about the importance of supervising hand washing among their children after visiting an open farm and handling farm animals, over the summer...