The European Commission launced a public consultation iin October 2009 on stakeholder views regarding the rationale, scope and strategic objectives for an EU role in global health.  Access the EU Commission issues paper

'The EU role in global health'

20 Dec 2009

Highlights in the December issue of 'Public Health News in Ireland' include:

3 Dec 2009

IPH has responded to a recent review by DRD into the current Regional Transportation Strategy. Travel behaviour can make a significant contribution to physical activity levels and subsequent risk of poor health including conditions such as obesity.  DRD can play a key role in tackling obesity in Northern Ireland through the Regional Transportation Strategy.  IPH recommend that improving health and well being should be at the core of the new Strategy.

21 Dec 2009

Department for Regional Development (DRD) launched a review into the current Regional Transportation Strategy Review in 2009. Travel behaviour can make a significant contribution to physical activity levels and subsequent risk of poor health including conditions such as obesity.  DRD can play a key role in tackling obesity in Northern Ireland through the Regional Transportation Strategy.  IPH submitted the below response.

8 Dec 2009

The final Health Analysts’ Special Interest Group seminar of 2009 entitled ‘Analytical approaches to filling small area data gaps’ was held on 8 December in the offices of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland in Belfast.

The seminar focussed on some of the analytical approaches that can be applied to the problem of the lack of accurate and reliable population-based data, particularly relating to lifestyle factors, to support public health action at small area levels.

Speakers included (click below to view the presentations):

8 Dec 2009

Injury Prevention News (IPN) is the newsletter of the Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI) and Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC). IPN provides free information to injury prevention practitioners on new initiatives, published statistics, research findings, and forthcoming conferences and events.

Issue 6 is now available.  Access newsletter http://www.injuryobservatory.net/documents/6th_Issue_IPN.pdf

 This Annual Update on Fuel Poverty (December 2009) follows the All-Ireland Policy Paper on Fuel Poverty and Health published in 2007 and the Annual Update on Fuel Poverty (December 2008).  It details develoments on the island of Ireland in policy and research, and activities of the statutory and voluntary sector. 

Access the ROI press release here

3 Dec 2009

Annual Update on Fuel Poverty and Health 2009

The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) Annual Update on Fuel Poverty and Health 2009 has warned that levels of fuel poverty are expected to increase in Northern Ireland as improvements in energy efficiency are negated by increasing fuel costs.

4 Dec 2009