Resources
1 Jun, 2013
- Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process that can help improve the health of communities and reduce health inequalities. It can be used to help understand how a proposal for a new law, policy,…
9 May, 2013
- The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) was requested by the Department of Health to undertake a Health Impact Assessment (HIA…
9 May, 2013
- The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) was requested by the Department of Health to undertake a Health Impact Assessment (HIA…
14 Dec, 2011
- Report highlights different challenges facing older people in keeping warm. Rising levels of income poverty, a high proportion of…
4 Oct, 2011
- The Amendment to Policy HS 3 of PPS 12 furthers the Minister’s commitment to meeting the distinctive accommodation needs of travellers…
1 Oct, 2011
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is mandatory under European legislation and a number of assessments have now been undertaken…
26 Mar, 2011
- The Regional Planning Guidelines (RPG) for the Greater Dublin Area 2010-2022 (draft) is a policy document which aims to direct the…
1 Mar, 2011
- The remit of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) is to promote cooperation for public health between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the areas of research and information…
19 Apr, 2010
- IPH recognise that housing and regeneration initiatives are key determinants of health and and have responded to the Department for…
11 Dec, 2009
- The IPH commissioned a review of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) work in 2009 to detail progress and achievements of HIA from 2001.…
3 Dec, 2009
- This Annual Update on Fuel Poverty (December 2009) follows the All-Ireland Policy Paper on Fuel Poverty and Health published in 2007…
1 Dec, 2009
- The IPH commissioned a review of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) work in 2009 to detail progress and achievements of HIA from 2001. This included an assessment of current levels of HIA awareness and…
30 Nov, 2009
- The social and economic circumstances in which people live strongly influence their chances to be healthy. Factors such as housing,…
23 Oct, 2009
- This guidance manual explains what Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is and the stages involved in conducting it. It has been revised and…
8 Oct, 2009
- IPH 2009 Highlights detailed in this document include: -…
5 Aug, 2009
- A development has been proposed in Bangor, Co Down. The Department of Social Development (DSD) consulted on the issue and IPH has responded as below. IPH has also carried out a Health Impact…
27 Mar, 2009
- IPH have responded to the draft Department of Environment (DoE) consultation on Planning Policy Statement 21 (PPS 21). In responding, IPH identify a number of potential health impacts including…
15 Dec, 2008
- This paper provides an update on the All-Ireland Policy Paper on Fuel Poverty and Health published by the Institute of Public Health…
4 Nov, 2008
- This review is the fourth in a series and illustrates how education impacts on health. It shows how education influences health through…
28 Aug, 2008
- This report by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland and Combat Poverty Agency has highlighted the extent to which health outcomes…