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Tobacco use and mental health

Poster: Tobacco use and mental health in Northern Ireland - shaping a policy response using local data and analysis of policy documents across the UK and Ireland

News Poster
13 Mar, 2024 - This poster presents the findings of research undertaken by IPH which examined the relationship between mental health and smoking in Northern Ireland. The report found that around one in three…
Mental Health Tobacco
Tobacco use and mental health

Easy Read: Smoking and Mental Health – An exploration of data in Northern Ireland and scan of policy approaches in the UK and Ireland

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13 Mar, 2024 - This Easy Read publication summarises the findings from a recent report published by IPH that examined the relationship between mental health and smoking in Northern Ireland. The report found that…
Mental Health Tobacco
Flour fortification pic

Blog: What next for fortifying flour in Northern Ireland to help prevent birth defects?

Blog Consultation Responses News
15 Jan, 2024 -  The UK is in line to be the first country in Europe to fortify flour in a bid to reduce the occurrence of certain birth defects. In this blog, Dr Jenny Mack, Consultant in Public Health Medicine,…
Food Prevention Womens Health
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IPH response to the consultation on fortification of flour with folic acid in Northern Ireland

Consultation Responses News
15 Jan, 2024 - In August 2023 the Institute responded to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) consultation on Northern Ireland’s ‘Bread and Flour’ regulations. The consultation…
Food Prevention Womens Health