You don't have to be drunk to be doing real damage

This booklet highlights the effects of binge drinking ie packing drinking into a few sessions, usually at the weekend.

You don't have to be drunk to be doing real damage

This poster highlights that binge drinking is dangerous, even if you don't get drunk.

Ain't nothing like the real thing baby

This poster highlights to pregnant women and new mothers the benefits of breatsfeeding for their baby.

Reverse the 'real brain drain' for our children, urges Director of Public Health

The second annual report of the Director of Public Health (DPH) for Northern Ireland was published today. This significant report highlights the many public health challenges that affect people in Northern Ireland. Dr Carolyn Harper, Director of Public Health, leads the public health team that tackles this complex agenda, working with many statutory, community and voluntary partner organisations across health, local government, education, housing and other sectors.

Infectious Intestinal Diseases on the Island of Ireland

It is increasingly recognised that the burden of infectious intestinal diseases (IID) in a population is an important indicator of food safety. This report has examined four bacterial infections that frequently cause IID on the island of Ireland (IOI). Over the decade covered by this report, levels of Salmonella have declined substantially while levels of Campylobacter remain a real problem for Food Safety professionals on the IOI. Although much less common, the verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC O157) and Listeria infections present an on-going challenge because of their severity and associated long-term sequelae. Northern Ireland (NI) has a higher reported crude incidence rate of three of the included pathogens (Salmonella, Campylobacter and Listeria) than the Republic of Ireland (ROI), while VTEC 0157 was the exception. This may reflect differences in health seeking behaviour and reporting between the two jurisdictions and/or actual differences in incidence rates.

Indicator 11.9 - Data - Prevalence of obesity in reception year pupils

This indicator is part of the London Health Observatory's Health Inequaliies Basket of Indicators.