Resources
31 May, 2024
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) recently developed policy briefs on proposals to ban disposable vapes in Northern Ireland and UK-wide proposals to create a smoke-free generation. Northern…
15 Apr, 2024
- IPH has published a Policy Brief on the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill and what it will mean for Northern Ireland in the near future. Access the policy brief here. The Bill seeks to reduce…
13 Mar, 2024
- This Easy Read publication summarises the findings from a recent report published by IPH that examined the relationship between mental health and smoking in Northern Ireland. The report found that…
1 Feb, 2022
- This InBrief summarises new research by the Institute of Public Health which found that healthcare professionals want more tailored…
1 Feb, 2022
- This InBrief summarises the findings of a recent IPH report, ‘Arts and Creativity in Later Life: Implications for Public Health and…
1 Feb, 2022
- This InBrief summarises the main recommendations made by the Institute of Public Health in a recent submission on the Northern Ireland…
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…
1 Feb, 2022
- This is an Easy Read summary of a detailed report developed by the Institute of Public Health for the Department of Health in Northern…
1 Feb, 2022
- This is an Easy Read summary of a detailed report developed by the Institute of Public Health for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. In 2011, the Department…
27 Oct, 2021
- New research by the Institute of Public Health has found that healthcare professionals want more tailored training and support to help…
28 Sep, 2021
- Arts and creativity has an important role to play in health and wellbeing in later life and can help improve physical, psychological, and social health and wellbeing in older adults, a new report…
1 Jan, 2021
- Health Impact Assessment Guidance: Plain Language Summary. Standalone Health Impact Assessment and health in environmental assessment. Plain Language Summary…
1 Jan, 2021
- A new report by the Institute of Public Health for the Department of Health to inform the development of a National Adult Safeguarding…
23 Oct, 2020
- The Institute of Public Health has launched a new factsheet series providing evidence relating to COVID-19 and key public health…
10 Sep, 2020
- The Institute of Public Health has launched a new factsheet series providing evidence relating to COVID-19 and key public health…
30 May, 2020
- In March 2020, IPH Director of Policy, Dr Helen McAvoy, gave evidence, alongside the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland, to the UK Commission on Alcohol Harm as part of an inquiry into…
1 Dec, 2016
- This all Ireland study found that that existing ethical and practice codes say it is never acceptable to lie to patients in any…
1 May, 2015
- In recent years, the importance of the child’s right to play has become increasingly recognised as being integral to the acquisition…
6 Oct, 2014
- The Institute of Public health in Ireland (IPH) produces population prevalence estimates and forecasts for a number of chronic…
12 Sep, 2012
- Stroke is responsible for a substantial number of early deaths, much reduced quality of life and disability, and significant costs to…