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High levels of air pollution
25 November 2016
High levels of air pollution are being monitored in Belfast and Derry, with people advised to take extra care if they have a respiratory illness.
McIlveen welcomes 12,000 milestone for Farm Family Health Checks
24 November 2016
Farming Minister Michelle McIlveen has praised the role of the Farm Families Health Checks Programme in providing screening services and advice to rural communities.
The Farm Families Health Checks...
Health and Agriculture join forces on European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2016
18 November 2016
Health Minister Michelle O’Neill and Agriculture Minister Michelle McIlveen have highlighted the importance of responsible antibiotic use in both humans and animals.
Dopey Dick sparks a celebration of the river Foyle
15 November 2016
The Our Future Foyle project ran a series of spellbinding events during the Halloween festival in Derry/Londonderry recently to promote the River Foyle as a site for recreation and healthy activities...
PHA publishes three year report into self-harm in Northern Ireland
15 November 2016
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has published a report on the extent of self-harm in Northern Ireland over the past three years.
The Northern Ireland Registry of Self-Harm Three-Year Report 2012/12-2014...
World Diabetes Day – knows the signs, reduce your risk
14 November 2016
It is estimated that there are 10,000 people in Northern Ireland who have diabetes but don’t know it, in addition to the 88,000 adults living here with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, so the Public Health...
Decrease in new diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections in Northern Ireland
04 November 2016
The latest figures released by the Public Health Agency (PHA) show a 13% overall decrease in new diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections. However, within that there was a small increase in new...
Be lung cancer aware during November
03 November 2016
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers among both men and women in Northern Ireland, with around 900 new cases diagnosed each year, but it is also one of the most preventable forms of cancer...
Views sought on adult safeguarding services
02 November 2016
The Public Health Agency (PHA) and the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) are urging people who have used an adult safeguarding service since January 2015 to share their experience through the 10,000...
Carbon monoxide poisoning – know the signs and symptoms
31 October 2016
November is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding everyone as the temperature drops and people turn up the heat to be aware of the symptoms of carbon monoxide...
Pregnant women reminded to get the whooping cough vaccine
27 October 2016
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is reminding pregnant women to get the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine from week 16 or above of their pregnancy.
So far this year there have been 114 cases of whooping...
