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8 Feb, 2024 - There have been many significant achievements in public health over the past 25 years, but considerable challenges lie ahead, in particular the impact of climate change on our health and on the…
19 Dec, 2023 - 2023 marked a significant milestone for the Institute of Public Health (IPH), which hosted a special event in October to mark it's 25th anniversary. Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday /…
8 Jun, 2023 - On 8 June, the policy team at the Institute of Public Health (IPH) presented data on children’s sun protection behaviours, sunburn, and sunbed use to the newly configured Subgroup for Adolescents and…
8 Aug, 2022 - The Institute of Public Health has launched a new Public Health Matters podcast highlighting key public health issues across Ireland and Northern Ireland.In the first series of the Public…
19 Jul, 2022 - In this blog, Lauren Rodriguez, IPH Public Health Development Officer, reflects on the policy impact from a report IPH published in 2020 in partnership with NUI Galway. This report, Children’s…
28 Feb, 2022 - High energy bills this winter have focused attention on the difficulties of heating homes adequately. But for many older people the…
28 Feb, 2022 - A considerable number of older people in Ireland and Northern Ireland live in housing that could pose a risk to their health. Here IPH Knowledge Translation Officer for Ageing & Public Health,…
1 Feb, 2022 - Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Ireland. Children who get sunburnt or who have too much exposure to the sun are at…
20 May, 2021 - Excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, sunburn and indoor tanning bed use in childhood are well established risk factors for developing skin…
22 Jun, 2020 - In this blog, Lauren Rodriguez, Public Health Development Officer with the Institute of Public Health, discusses some of the findings from a new report on children’s sun safety behaviours in Ireland…
16 Jun, 2020 - Skin Cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in Ireland, making it a major public health concern. Nationally, over 11,000 non-melanoma…
6 Jun, 2017 - IPH welcomed the opportunity to respond to the consultation on the Key Issues Consultation Paper on the transposition of EIA Directive…
20 Feb, 2016 - The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) believes that contact with the criminal justice system could be turned into an opportunity for improving health and wellbeing. This is an opportunity…
6 Dec, 2014 - This study aimed to assess the relationship between cold temperature and daily mortality in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern…
25 Oct, 2012 - The Urban Regeneration and Community Development Policy Framework for Northern Ireland sets out for DSD and its partners, clear…
1 Jan, 2012 - What would you like the public health policy to achieve? To set out strategic actions which will contribute to tangible improvements in…
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…