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  1. Hand, foot and mouth disease

    Good personal hygiene is essential to prevent the spread of hand, foot and mouth disease to others, both for those infected and their carers.

  2. Handwashing - Why it's important

    Washing your hands with soap and warm water can help stop the spread of infectious diseases.

  3. Happy families

    It might be valuable to occasionally evaluate the dynamics of your family to ensure that everyone is as happy as they could be.

  4. Harmful algal blooms

    Some types of algae and cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) produce toxins that can harm people and animals when swallowed, inhaled or touched. Do not enter the water at locations affected

  5. Have you had an allergic reaction to packaged food?

    Report allergic reactions to packaged food and help us prevent it happening to someone else.

  6. Hay fever

    Hay fever is an allergic reaction to airborne allergens that can occur at any time of the year.

  7. Hay fever and thunderstorm asthma (video)

    Learn about how a person with hay fever may be affected during a thunderstorm asthma event.

  8. Hazardous waste

    It can be dangerous to dispose of hazardous wastes through regular rubbish collections.

  9. Head and spinal injuries first aid

    Head injuries can be serious and require urgent medical attention. A hard blow to the head from a fall, knock or assault can injure the brain, even when there are no visible signs of trauma to the scalp or face. Symptoms of serious head injury include wounds, altered consciousness, clear fluid leaking from the eyes or nose, black eyes or bruises behind the ears, vision changes, nausea and vomiting.

  10. Head injuries and concussion

    There is no specific treatment for mild head injury other than plenty of rest, and not overdoing things.