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PHA raising awareness of bowel cancer
29 March 2022
Over 1,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer in Northern Ireland each year and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is using Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (April) to highlight the signs and symptoms and...
Spring forward to better health
24 March 2022
As the clocks spring forward this weekend the Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging people to use the brighter nights to increase their levels of physical activity and improve their health.
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Get a simple sexual health test as social society reopens.
16 March 2022
With society reopening and opportunities for people to meet up and socialise being restored, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people to avail of sexual health testing if they are sexually...
On World Kidney Day, everyone is encouraged to talk about their organ donation decision, and to consider living kidney donation
10 March 2022
More than 4,600 people, including nearly 100 children, are currently waiting for a kidney transplant across the UK, and in Northern Ireland that figure is around 78 people waiting for that lifesaving...
Ministers welcome Translink getting all-aboard the ‘Breastfeeding Welcome Here’ scheme.
10 March 2022
Health Minister Robin Swann and Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon have welcomed the news that Translink has become the latest organisation to join the Public Health Agency’s (PHA)...
New pharmacy campaign promotes healthier choices
08 March 2022
A new campaign that encourages adults to make healthy changes to their diet has been launched in community pharmacies across Northern Ireland as part of the Living Well service.
‘Making healthier...
