A Northern Ireland Centre of Excellence for Public Health was launched in 2008 in collaboration with IPH and Queen's University Belfast (QUB). The centre will lead to significant improvements in the wellbeing and health of the population. The centre provides strong links between public health research and policy.

The Centre fosters a multidisciplinary approach to research and training and the translation of research into policy and public health practice.  Its priority is to use the unique opportunities that exist in Northern Ireland with a stable population, a distinctive approach to integrated health and social services and well connected civic and public sector structures, to research the social and biological determinants of chronic disease and the main causes of inequalities in health experienced.  

Other key stakeholders in this initiative include the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, the Community Development and Health Network, the DHSSPS Research and Development Office, the Health Promotion Agency in Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and the Discovery Centre W5, who will help disseminate the research to the public. 

Access the Centre's website for further information.