Ageing
1 May, 2024
- The 2024 How We Age Photography Competition seeks to build on the success of IPH's 2022 competition and will this year focus on the theme of 'How We Age: Working, learning, and volunteering in later…
1 May, 2024
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has launched its second ‘How We Age’ photography competition to capture the lived experiences of older people in Ireland and Northern Ireland today. The 2024 ‘How…
25 Apr, 2024
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has launched an evaluation toolkit and two new online learning courses on how to use evidence to show the benefits of Arts and Creativity in later life.IPH…
20 Jan, 2023
- The Department of Health has today published a consultation report, produced by the Institute of Public Health, that will inform the further development of legislation governing providers of home…
20 Oct, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has launched a free online course to help healthcare professionals to support older people to have more physically active lives.The new ‘Getting Active for…
29 Sep, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has launched new gallery of images capturing the lived experiences of older people in Ireland and Northern Ireland.The How We Age gallery of images is the…
13 Sep, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) hosted a ‘Getting Active For Better Ageing’ webinar between 10am – 12 noon on 20 October, focusing on public health and behaviour change and how to encourage and…
5 Aug, 2022
- An intergenerational vignette, a moment of holiday fun, and a poignant Covid-19 snapshot – these are the prize-winning images that captured the judges attention in the Institute of Public Health’s ‘…
22 Jul, 2022
- In this blog, Laura McQuade from the Institute of Public Health, explores the role of the arts to support population health.Over the last number of years there has been a growing cognisance of the…
6 Apr, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) is launching a new ‘How We Age’ photography competition to capture the lived experiences of older people in Ireland and Northern Ireland today.Supported by the…
27 Oct, 2021
- New research by the Institute of Public Health has found that healthcare professionals want more tailored training and support to help promote and improve physical activity levels in older adults.…
28 Sep, 2021
- Arts and creativity has an important role to play in health and wellbeing in later life and can help improve physical, psychological, and social health and wellbeing in older adults, a new report…
18 May, 2021
- Dr Claire McEvoy, Lecturer in Nutrition and Ageing Research, and Rebecca Townsend, PhD researcher, at the Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, advise that it is never too early or…
26 Apr, 2021
- The Institute of Public Health’s recently held a webinar on healthy brains for healthy populations on Thursday, April 15th.Dr Claire McEvoy from Queen’s University Belfast explored the issue and…
15 Mar, 2021
- In this blog Laura McQuade from the Institute of Public Health provides some insights into how the creative arts can support positive ageing. The longevity dividend of the last century has…
15 May, 2020
- It is European Public Health Week and today’s focus is on growing old and growing healthy. Dr Conor Cunningham from the Institute of Public Health provides some practical tips on how we can stay…