Screening patients for Pseudomonas - Parent/Carer Information leaflet

Information leaflet for parents and carers on screening patients for Pseudomonas.

Director of Public Health annual report 2012 and core tables 2011

Improving the health and wellbeing of the elderly is the theme of the fourth Director of Public Health annual report, launched on 12 June 2013. Northern Ireland's elderly population is growing and older people are living longer than ever before, which emphasises the importance of providing health and social care that allows them to live a productive life.This report highlights the many areas of public health work aimed at giving elderly people in Northern Ireland the best opportunity to live active and healthy lives in a safe and secure environment. An in-depth overview also provides statistics on many aspects of life as an elderly person here - life expectancy, mortality, mental wellbeing, lifestyle, social determinants of health etc. Further, more detailed, data is included in an accompanying report available�as a separate document.��The core tables for 2011, also available to download below, include information such as estimated home population figures and projections, birth rates, fertility rates, death rates, information on mortality, life expectancy, immunisation rates and screening uptake rates.The presentation slides from key speakers from the launch event on 12 June 2013 and all parallel sessions are also appended below.�Please note:�The PHA cannot be held responsible for any breach of copyright that may exist within individual presentations.Anyone wishing to get a copy of the presentation by Ron McDowell�in the 'Identifying those at risk' category should contact him directly at mcdowell-R3@email.ulster.ac.uk

Vaccination against shingles for adults aged 70, 78 and 79 (Information for healthcare professionals)

�Vaccination against shingles for adults aged 70, 78�and 79. Information for healthcare professionals

Director of Public Health Annual Report 2014

This is the sixth Director of Public Health Annual Report, detailing the main public health challenges in Northern Ireland. It also provides information on the wide variety of work undertaken by the PHA and its partners during 2014 to improve the health and social wellbeing of the population. Each year, the report focuses on an overarching area, which this year is ‘Adults aged 18–64 years’. The report structure reflects the main areas of public health action: improving health and reducing inequalities; improving health through early detection; improving health through high quality services; improving health through research; protecting health. For ease of reference, the sections are colour coded. On page 94, the report also lists core tables for 2013 relating to key statistical data on, among others, population, birth and death rates, mortality by cause, life expectancy, immunisation and screening. The PDF document of the Core tables is available below. In addition to the core tables, a specific set of tables relating to various aspects of adults aged 18–64 years are published alongside this report.

Healthy child, healthy future - Information on the child health programme (0-4 years)

This booklet provides parents with information on the first four years of the child health programme for all families in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland cervical screening programme: information for primary care and smear takers

From January 2011, the Northern Ireland cervical screening programme no longer invited women aged under 25 to attend for screening. In addition, the screening interval for women aged 25-49 was reduced to every three years.This�booklet describes the rationale for the change in policy so that primary care staff and smear takers can provide appropriate and accurate advice to patients.

Professional information factsheet: E. coli O157

This factsheet for health professionals contains information on E. coli O157, a strain of bacteria that can cause severe disease in humans.Information on prevention is included.

Beating cervical cancer: information for girls in Year 9, aged 12-13 (English and eight translations)

This leaflet is distributed to girls in Year 9 and explains about the HPV vaccine, which can help protect against cervical cancer.

Transparence et accès à l'information : typologie des comportements organisationnels des administrations publiques visant à limiter l'accès à l'information

La transparence de l'action gouvernementale et des administrations publiques est devenue une exigence démocratique inscrite dans de nombreux pays dans des lois sur l'accès à l'information. Or, si ces lois ont permis d'accroître l'information des citoyens, on constate toujours que de nombreuses organisations publiques cherchent à dissimuler de l'information alors qu'aucun intérêt public ou privé prépondérant ne justifie ce comportement. Ce working paper établit une typologie de ces comportements et les décrit avec notamment de nombreux exemples tirés des expériences faites aux USA, au Canada et en Suisse.

Hand hygiene information for patients and visitors - including accessible formats

Information for patients and visitors on the importance of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of infections.Accessible formatsThe below document is available as a pdf and in accessible formats. Accessible formats are alternatives to printed information, used by people who are blind or visually impaired. These accessible formats include HTML, audio and braille. �For audio and HTML copies please click on the links below. For braille copies please contact Caroline McGeary on 0300 555 0114.

Asthma information for parents

This leaflet is for parents and carers of children with asthma. It accompanies the child's Asthma action plan, which keeps a record of his or her asthma treatment and helps manage the symptoms. �

Walk Leader information leaflet

The Walking for Health programme was established in 2001 and continues to be an integral part of Government policy to address the health and wellbeing of the population in Northern Ireland. The programme is delivered through HSC Trusts across Northern Ireland and is supported by the Public Health Agency. Walking for Health aims to encourage inactive people to increase their level of physical activity by participating in local led health walks.

Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae/Carbapenemase Producing Organism (CPE/CPO) Screening Information leaflet

Information for patients being screened for Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae/Carbapenemase Producing Organism (CPE/CPO)

Director of Public Health Annual Report 2014 and core tables 2013

This is the sixth Director of Public Health (DPH) Annual Report, detailing the main public health challenges in Northern Ireland. It also provides information on the wide variety of work undertaken by the PHA and its partners during 2014 to improve the health and social wellbeing of the population.Each year, the report focuses on an overarching area, which this year is ��'Adults aged 18��-64 years��'.

Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae/Carbapenemase Producing Organism (CPE/CPO) Patient Information leaflet

Information for patients and visitors on�Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae/Carbapenemase Producing Organism (CPE/CPO)