DRAFT PRIORITES AND BUDGET 2006-2008

Consultation response from The Institute of Public Health in Ireland.

1. INTRODUCTION

The Institute of Public Health was established in 1999 to promote co-operation for Public Health on the island of Ireland.

It aims to improve health across the island of Ireland by working to combat health inequalities and influence public policies in favour of health.

The remit includes;

• providing public health information and surveillance;

• strengthening public health capacity;

• and advising on policy.

The Institute of Public Health in Ireland was established in 1998.  It is supported by the Department of Health and Social Services in Northern Ireland and the Department of Health & Children in the Republic of Ireland.  The Institute is playing a strategic role in supporting and strengthening work for public health.  It is influencing the direction and content of public policies in favour of health.  To ensure that it makes maximum impact the Institute’s multidisciplinary staff are committed to working with others particularly those whose work concentrates on

The Institute of Public Health welcomes the consultation process undertaken by the Department of Health and Children on a National Men’s Health Policy. In our response we focus on how inequality impacts on Irish men’s lives and how, as a consequence, ways to combat inequalities need to be at the heart of a health strategy for men.

The Institute of Public Health in Ireland

1. Introduction

1.1. The Institute of Public Health welcomes the opportunity to respond to the following consultations on the regeneration of Belfast City Centre;

A. Draft North East Quarter Masterplan Key Regeneration Principles and Concept Plan – February 2005
B. Draft North West Quarter Masterplan Key Regeneration Principles and Concept Plan – February 2005

2. The Institute of Public Health in Ireland

The Institute of Public Health, funded by the Department of Health and Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland and the Department of Health and Children in the Republic of Ireland, was established in 1999 to promote co-operation for public health on the island of Ireland.  The remit includes:

• providing public health information and surveillance;

• strengthening public health capacity;                       

Response to consultation

A healthier future:
A twenty year vision for health and wellbeing in Northern Ireland 2005 – 2025

Making it r world 2
Consultation on a Draft Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland

Response from the Institute of Public Health in Ireland

This years Investing for Health conference will address 'Challenges and opportunities for Investing for Health'.  The conference aims to highlight the broad spectrum of work contributing to improving health and reducing inequalities across Northern Ireland.

It will explore the challenges and opportunities for Investing for Health (IfH), build commitment and inform future work to ensure the strategy's full potential is realised.

A number of members of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland are leading workshops as part of the conference.  This includes:

30 Nov 2005

The Irish Forum for Global Health (IFGH) and the Institute of Public Health in Ireland are hosting the launch in Ireland of ‘The Global Health Watch – An Alternative World Health Report’. 

The report aims to capture the imagination of the broader health professional community and the public at large and is explicit about the social and political causes of ill health and poverty. As a civil society report, it comments on the capability and effectiveness of those agencies charged with protecting and promoting health.