Resources
1 Jun, 2018
- This study evaluated breath carbon monoxide (BCO) testing in identifying maternal smokers as well as the difference between disclosers and non-disclosers of smoking status. We also investigated if…
1 Jan, 2018
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IPH designed, delivered and analysed the consultation process
used to inform the development of a new national…
1 Apr, 2017
- Smoking during pregnancy is the most significant modifiable risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Tobacco use has a long-standing…
24 Nov, 2016
- Maternal nutrition during pregnancy influences the long-term health outcomes of both the woman and her offspring( 1 ). In the absence…
1 Sep, 2016
- Ireland has strong tobacco control legislation but must get smokers to stop if the national plan of having a smoking prevalence of 5%…
15 Dec, 2015
- Although widely debated, some of the defining professional characteristics of planners appear to be competencies in co-ordination,…
1 Oct, 2015
- Smoking is the most preventable cause of premature death. As the Irish government works towards their stated goal of a ‘tobacco free…
12 Aug, 2015
- This was a scoping review of the experiences of people with inherited cardiac conditions and congenital heart disease and their…
2 Jun, 2015
- In the caregiving literature there is a common assertion that a higher level of carer stress is a critical determinant of premature…
6 Dec, 2014
- This study aimed to assess the relationship between cold temperature and daily mortality in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern…
1 Aug, 2013
- Poor nutritional status among older people is well documented with 40% of older people reported as malnourished on hospital admission.…
1 Jan, 2013
- The need to control tobacco is probably the most important health intervention. Tobacco dependence is a recognized life-destroying…
12 Sep, 2012
- Stroke is responsible for a substantial number of early deaths, much reduced quality of life and disability, and significant costs to…
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…
1 Jan, 2011
- To assess patterns in adult smoking rates in Ireland across two main socio-economic indicators: level of education and social class (SC…
7 Nov, 2010
- The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) has developed this briefing paper to highlight the health impacts connected to gambling…
19 Feb, 2010
- Safe drug prescribing and administration are essential elements within undergraduate healthcare curricula, but medication errors,…
1 Mar, 2007
- In this briefing paper, poverty is seen in a broad context encompassing aspects of social inclusion, equality, compliance with human…
1 Jul, 2002
- Low dose spironolactone reduces the risk of death from heart failure. We examined the effects of spironolactone on potassium…