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Read the latest news about the Institute's work and public health.
17 May, 2024
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has welcomed moves to further tighten access to tobacco products in Ireland and Northern Ireland under progressive measures being considered by the Irish…
1 May, 2024
- The 2024 How We Age Photography Competition seeks to build on the success of IPH's 2022 competition and will this year focus on the theme of 'How We Age: Working, learning, and volunteering in later…
1 May, 2024
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has launched its second ‘How We Age’ photography competition to capture the lived experiences of older people in Ireland and Northern Ireland today. The 2024 ‘How…
25 Apr, 2024
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has launched an evaluation toolkit and two new online learning courses on how to use evidence to show the benefits of Arts and Creativity in later life.IPH…
16 Apr, 2024
- In this update, IPH is shining a light on recent developments in tobacco control policy in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the UK and highlighting some of our recent work in this area.IPH gives…
27 Mar, 2024
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) hosted a Healthier Ageing through Arts and Creativity webinar to launch a number of new resources on using evidence to show the benefits of Arts and Creativity…
30 Jan, 2024
- In this blog, Louise O’Connor, a senior research assistant at the Institute of Public Health, discusses what measures could be introduced to decrease the appeal of nicotine inhaling products to…
19 Jan, 2024
- Earlier this month the Institute responded to a public consultation by the Department of Health in Ireland to inform the future regulation of tobacco and nicotine inhaling products, such as e-…
7 Nov, 2023
- The Institute of Public Health recently responded to a public consultation on Disposable Vaping Devices launched by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in Ireland. This…
25 Oct, 2023
- In this blog, Dr Helen McAvoy, IPH Director of Policy, explores the UK government’s groundbreaking announcement to progressively raise the age of sale of tobacco. What exactly is this new measure…
31 May, 2023
- 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…
12 Sep, 2022
- The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland’s Policy Group on Tobacco has published a new report which makes the case for raising the minimum age of sale of tobacco from 18 to 21 years.The Tobacco 21…
28 Sep, 2021
- Arts and creativity has an important role to play in health and wellbeing in later life and can help improve physical, psychological, and social health and wellbeing in older adults, a new report…
17 Feb, 2021
- National No Smoking Day, February 17thWHILE significant progress has been made to protect the population from the harms caused by smoking, tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death in…