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This directory will be useful to those wishing to make contact with men’s health activities as well as policy makers, health professionals and people working in the area of men’s health. There is a considerably higher number of entries in this…
The need for reliable intelligence to support public health policy and action is highlighted in the health research strategies and the health and public health strategies of both Ireland and Northern Ireland. Around the world, population health…
This directory will be useful to those wishing to make contact with men’s health activities as well as policy makers, health professionals and people working in the area of men’s health. There is a considerably higher number of entries in this…
Health and social care indicators tell us about access and use of health and social care services. They are critical in tackling health and social inequalities. There is no system for monitoring local health and social care across the island of…
Report highlights different challenges facing older people in keeping warm. Rising levels of income poverty, a high proportion of older people living alone and reliance on oil-based central heating are notable features of fuel poverty among older…
Introduction Food and food consumption is profoundly social. The way we think about food, decide what we eat, where to buy it and how to prepare it is linked with a range of social, cultural and economic factors. This ethnographic study looks…
National health information can hide important differences in health at local level. There is currently no system for monitoring local health and social wellbeing across the island of Ireland. To support development of an agreed suite of indicators…
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 developments on the island of Ireland in policy…
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) was commissioned by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) to evaluate Healthy Living Centres (HLCs) in Northern Ireland, to assist them in assessing the value of the work…
Engaging communities: an evaluation of a community development model for tackling rural fuel poverty
Fuel poverty occurs when a household needs to spend more that 10% of their income to maintain an acceptable level of temperature throughout their home(Boardman, 1991; DSD, 2003). It is a result of the relationship between house-hold income, energy…