Public Health Agency

  • I Can Cook It.pdf

    I can cook it. Fun, fast, food for less

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    How to cook healthy recipes in easy steps
  • You your child and alcohol.pdf

    You, your child and alcohol

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    You may think that you have little influence on your child, but the truth is parents often underestimate how much influence they have on their children. Studies have shown that even from an early age children develop ideas and attitudes about alcohol. Parents and carers can play a key role in...
  • Directory of services to help improve mental health and emotional wellbeing

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    These five directories list the names, numbers and web addresses (where applicable) of organisations that offer services to help improve mental health and emotional wellbeing. Where possible, additional information has also been provided, such as email addresses and contact details within each...
  • Steps to deal with stress - A simple guide to stressing less and enjoying life more

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    The Steps to deal with stress booklet provides tips and practical advice on coping with stress in your life and covers recognising stress, getting ready, coping better, learning from bad experiences and taking action now. Simple steps such as relaxation exercises and talking to someone can help you...
  • Saying Goodbye V9 (1).pdf

    Saying goodbye when Someone Special Dies

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    Information For parents and carers.
  • PHA Comms article- Pexip April 2020.pdf

    A guide to participating in a video conference

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    In the current environment, the majority of meetings are taking place via PEXIP, the video conference app. BSO colleagues have developed a technical guide to enable staff to utilise this resource which can be viewed here.
  • Digital-Communication-Tips.pdf

    KEEPING ON TOP OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

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    With an increase in the use of communication using emails, Zoom, Jabber, WhatsApp, Pexip and so many other methods, this is to help you manage your day working electronically
  • Stress Control online classes

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    As the HSCNI can’t deliver our Stress Control classes in the community just now, Dr Jim White will, instead, live-stream the classes until December, free-of-charge. Click here to get all the dates . To find out more about Stress Control click here All you need to successfully complete this class is...
  • Minding Your Head Website

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    Minding Your Head has information on how to protect your mental and emotional wellbeing and the issues that can affect it, eg anxiety or depression.
  • COVID-19 bereavement resources

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    These booklets provide advice for people who have experienced a bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The first two booklets offer advice on dealing with grief and bereavement, and practical advice on dealing with those aspects of a death that may be different during the pandemic period.
  • Eat well guide

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    This poster shows graphically how much of each of the following food groups we should eat for a healthy, balanced diet: fruit and vegetables; potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates; dairy and alternatives; beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other proteins; and oils and spreads...
  • Help is at hand booklet

    Support after someone may have died by suicide in Northern Ireland

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    This guide has been designed to help you to choose when and what sections are most appropriate for you. It is not intended as something you need to read through from cover to cover.

Membership of the Regional Workforce Wellbeing Network

The Regional Workforce Wellbeing Network is led by Dr Sarah Meekin, Head of Psychological Services in BHSCT and the majority of the 17 Health and Social Care  organisations in Northern Ireland are represented in this network. At the start of the COVID-19 response this network was tasked with supporting managers and staff with the development and delivery of psychological support services for staff working across Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.