Mission: To make health a top priority for everyone in Northern Ireland.

This site has been designed mainly to support those working in the areas of health promotion and public health. We hope however, that the information it contains will also be of interest and use to professionals from a range of other sectors as well as students and interested members of the public.

19.11.08 Mouth Cancer Week – action speaks louder than words
It kills more people than cervical and testicular cancer combined – yet one fifth of the UK population remains unaware of the effects of mouth cancer........
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13.11.08 All-island conference focuses on obesity problem
Leading obesity experts were in Belfast today to discuss how this growing problem can be addressed across the island of Ireland. ‘Obesity: weighing up the evidence’ has been organised by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (HPA) and the Health Service Executive in the Republic of Ireland (HSE)........
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Collaboration, innovation and change:
maximising the effectiveness and
impact of partnerships for health
11-12 November 2008
Ramada Hotel, Belfast

This two-day course provides an evidence-based, conceptual framework against which to examine your experience of working collaboratively and building partnerships and alliances for health.

Click here for more information.

03.11.08 Breastfeeding support for mums from bump to birth and beyond
Today the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (HPA) launched a new DVD to help support pregnant women with breastfeeding. The resource, ‘From bump to breastfeeding – following real mothers’ stories to find out how’, provides an additional source of support to mothers who are considering breastfeeding their baby........
read the full 'Breastfeeding support for mums from bump to birth and beyond' press release

Keeping abreast issue 12 autumn 2008

HPA, October 2008

This newsletter is intended to help keep all those involved in working with mothers and babies up to date with progress towards achieving the aims of the Breastfeeding strategy for Northern Ireland.......

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Summary evaluation of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) pilot programme in the CAWT region

HPA, October 2008

This report summarises the findings from the MHFA pilot programme, which was carried out in the Cooperation and Working Together (CAWT)....

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Sexual health factsheets, 2008

HPA, October 2008

These factsheets contain up-to-date information and statistics on a wide range of sexual health matters....

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Inform. Issue 61. October/November 2008

October 2008

Inform is published bimonthly to provide information on the HPA's current areas of work.......

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