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25 Mar 2012 | News
Vol 6 Issue 1 – March 2012
Inside this issue
· Spotlight on the Health Well – Community Profiles
· North South Alcohol Conference
· IPH brief to Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children and Northern Ireland Assembly Health Committee
· Commitment and cooperation from all essential to reduce obesity
· Clear roadmap for smoking reduction welcomed
· IPH recruitment
· Rare diseases
· Oireachtas researchers get Health Well
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14 Mar 2012 | News
IPH wishes to recruit two Public Health Development Officers (Policy) who will support IPH in its drive to tackle health inequalities and improve population health across the island. One post will be based in Belfast and the other in Dublin
11 Dec 2011 | News
IPH wishes to recruit a Consultant in Public Health, part-time, who will support IPH in its drive to tackle health inequalities and improve population health cross the island. Secondment arrangements will be considered.
8 Dec 2011 | News
The IPH Partnership Evaluation Tool (PET) helps multisectoral partnerships monitor their development, assess emerging benefits and identify areas for further development. PET is based on research carried out by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland from 2003 to 2006 as part of a research programme on measuring impacts of multisectoral partnerships on inequalities in health. The project was funded by the Research and Development Office of the Health and Personal Social Services in Northern Ireland, through their New Targeting Social Need research programme.
12 Sep 2011 | News
The Department of Health (Republic of Ireland) is developing a public health policy, which aims to improve the health of the population and reduce health inequalities by addressing the causes of preventable illnesses. The aim is to develop a policy for a healthier population for all ages and all sectors in society.
14 Jun 2011 | News
A new report on health inequalities outlines the interrelationship between economic inequality and inequality of health outcomes. ‘Eliminating Health Inequalities – A Matter of Life and Death’ was launched by the Think Tank for Action on Social Change (TASC) on 14 June.
13 Jun 2011 | News
The Department of Health is developing a new public health policy to help people live healthier and more fulfilling lives and to create social conditions that ensure good health, on equal terms for the entire population. The policy will realise the provisions in the Programme for Government regarding a healthier population that will be protected from health threats, living in a healthier and more sustainable environment, with increased social and economic productivity and greater social inclusion.
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