Resources
31 May, 2024
- In this blog for World No Tobacco Day, Louise O’Connor from IPH's policy team discusses the recently proposed changes to tobacco control legislation in…
9 Apr, 2024
- New HIA Case Study - practical guidance on how to undertake a Health Impact AssessmentThe Institute of Public Health (IPH) has launched a new hypothetical case study providing practical guidance on…
3 Apr, 2024
- In this blog, IPH Public Health Development Officer, Dr Ciara Reynolds, shares her insights on what we know about gambling patterns and harms among children on the island of Ireland. This blog…
21 Feb, 2024
- In this blog, IPH Public Health Development Officer, Dr Joanna Purdy, shares insights from a recent seminar on alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) on the island of Ireland. In late 2023, the…
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 Dec, 2023
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has published an annual report for 2022, providing an overview of work completed or commenced during the year.The following graphic summarises some of our work…
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…
7 Sep, 2023
- Almost a quarter of 16-year-olds in Ireland gambled for money in the previous year, according to a new report, which found the odds of gambling stacked against boys compared to girls.The report, ‘…
3 Aug, 2023
- In this blog, Dr Jenny Mack examines Ireland’s new Clean Air Strategy, which could see the development of a Clean Air Act next year, and explores if the new strategy goes far enough to protect public…
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…
31 May, 2023
- On the 20th anniversary of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, IPH Director of Policy Dr Helen McAvoy reflects on tobacco industry interference in policy making…
26 Apr, 2023
- A gender gap in physical activity levels between men and women in Ireland and Northern Ireland has highlighted the need to address barriers to physical activity for women and other population groups…
31 Mar, 2023
- Developing a multidisciplinary public health workforce in Ireland, with career pathways for public health professionals from medical and non-medical backgrounds, is an important consideration for…
20 Jan, 2023
- The Department of Health has today published a consultation report, produced by the Institute of Public Health, that will inform the further development of legislation governing providers of home…
1 Jan, 2023
- A report by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland for the Department of Health. …
24 Oct, 2022
- In this blog, Lauren Rodriguez, IPH Public Health Development Officer, shares an overview of the 2022 Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity and also looks at how the findings…
19 Oct, 2022
- It’s National Menopause Awareness Week, Ireland’s first national awareness campaign about menopause. The campaign slogan ‘Let’s take the mystery out of menopause’ highlights the need for clear…
27 Sep, 2022
- The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) recently hosted a webinar to launch a new report on inequalities in mortality rates in Ireland. The report was commissioned by the Institute…
15 Sep, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) today welcomes the publication by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of a new report on inequalities in mortality rates in Ireland.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…