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2023 marked a significant milestone for the Institute of Public Health (IPH), which hosted a special event in October to mark it's 25th anniversary. Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping…
The Institute of Public Health has today published a series of reports relating to an end of term review of the 10-year Tobacco Control Strategy in Northern Ireland (2012-2022).Today the Department of Health in Northern Ireland published a final…
Register for the conference here. The call for abstracts for the Joint North South Public Health Conference this November has now opened.The all-island conference takes place online on 29 November and will focus on addressing health inequalities on…
Registration is now open for the Joint North South Public Health Conference, which will take place online on Wednesday, 29 November from 10am-4pm. This year’s all-island conference is entitled ‘The Health-Wealth Divide - Leaving No One Behind’ and…
On the 20th anniversary of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, IPH Director of Policy Dr Helen McAvoy reflects on tobacco industry interference in policy making – what we know and what can be done in the future…
The 9th European Conference on Tobacco or Health in Madrid attracted hundreds of delegates from far and wide to consider how a ‘Tobacco-Free Generation’ could be achieved in Europe by 2040. IPH Public Health Development Officers, Dr Joanna Purdy…
This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. The May edition features data from the Northern Ireland Substance Misuse Database, the Health Inequalities Annual Report 2022 and an…
This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland.Alcohol Action Ireland and University College Cork (UCC) School of Public Health have published a research paper on the levels of alcohol…
This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. The June edition features an evaluation of MUP in Scotland, the annual report from the UK Alcohol Health Alliance and the WHO Draft…
This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. The July edition features a report from the World Health Organization on the implementation of MUP. There is also a focus on…