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Laser pointer eye injury warning
11 December 2014
In the lead up to Christmas the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging parents and carers not to buy their children laser pointers as presents as they are not toys, with several children in Northern...
Know your alcohol limits during the festive season
08 December 2014
The Christmas party season is just getting started and the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people to be mindful of their alcohol intake at this time.
People across Northern Ireland are looking...
New outdoor gym to get Tobermore active
04 December 2014
Tobermore is getting into its stride thanks to the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Magherafelt District Council opening a new outdoor gym.
The free facility, based at Mill Park, has 16 pieces of...
Organ Donation Discussion Day December 11th – Tell your loved ones your wishes
02 December 2014
A new organ donation campaign, which is being supported by the Northern Ireland Executive, has been launched to encourage families throughout Northern Ireland to sit down with their loved ones on...
New HIV diagnoses remain at worryingly high level in Northern Ireland
28 November 2014
Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has published the ‘HIV surveillance in Northern Ireland 2014’ report.
The annual number of new first-UK diagnoses made in Northern...
New mental health campaign urges people to ‘talk to someone you trust’
26 November 2014
The Public Health Agency’s (PHA) new mental health campaign is urging people who are feeling low to talk to someone they trust.
Almost one in five people in Northern Ireland at any one time show signs...
Raising awareness of planning for pregnancy on World Diabetes Day
14 November 2014
The Health and Social Care Research and Development (HSC R&D) Division at the Public Health Agency (PHA) are funding a project (£90K over 12 months) to improve pregnancy planning for women with...
Active travel plan to get city on the move
20 November 2014
The 2012/13 Northern Ireland Health Survey shows that 28% of adults do less than 30 minutes of physical activity per week. While the Chief Medical Officer recommends that we should be aiming for 150...
Public Appointments - Non-executive Chair and two Non-executive members
19 November 2014
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is seeking to appoint a non-executive Chair and two non-executive Members (x1 Financial Member and x1 Lay Member) to the Public Health...
Make sure your pre-schooler gets their flu vaccine
28 November 2014
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging parents to get their pre-school children aged two and over vaccinated this autumn as part of the annual flu vaccination programmes.
Pre-school children...
COPD risk can be cut by stopping smoking now
19 November 2014
In 2013/14, 35,663 people in Northern Ireland were registered as having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which is a life-threatening lung disease caused primarily by smoking.
In line...
