This report describes the process, findings and recommendations of the Health Impact Assessment of the All-Inclusive Wraparound Scheme. The scheme is a three year multi-agency and multi-professional programme delivering services to children with…
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
This paper reports the findings of the Institute’s Health Impact Assessment (HIA) work programme in 2001, in order to (a) record the baseline of HIA awareness, activity and thinking in Ireland and Northern Ireland and (b) identify the issues around…
Based on the methodology used in ‘Inequalities in Mortality 1989-1998. A report on All-Ireland mortality data’ this report compares mortality in the cross-border CAWT region with the rest of the island. The Institute of Public Health in Ireland has…
Significant differences exist in policy, structures, coverage and funding between the healthcare systems of the Republic of Ireland (RoI) and Northern Ireland (NI). These differences – a ‘one island – two systems’ situation – provide a unique…
Results from a Food Basket Study undertaken in the ‘Decent Food for All’ (DFfA) Programme areas.
In this briefing paper, poverty is seen in a broad context encompassing aspects of social inclusion, equality, compliance with human rights and quality of life. Poverty, therefore, is not just about income but about education, well-being, employment…
The Measuring the impact of partnerships leaflet details research by the Institute funded by the Research and Development Office for Health and Personal Social Services in Northern Ireland. The aim of the research was to identify the impact of…
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland, aim to provide access to health information and health intelligence on the island. For information to be mobilised effectively and efficiently, knowledge resources must be easy to manage and find.…
People living in fuel poverty frequently live in cold, damp and thermally inefficient houses. Living in such conditions has an adverse impact on health. At their most extreme, these health effects include an increased risk of death in the winter…
The Research and Development Office for Health and Personal Social Services in Northern Ireland funded the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) to undertake research into partnerships between 2003 and 2006, as part of their New Targeting…