Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland
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 / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping…
The Institute of Public Health has today published a series of reports relating to an end of term review of the 10-year Tobacco Control Strategy in Northern Ireland (2012-2022).Today the Department of Health in Northern Ireland published a final…
Register for the conference here. The call for abstracts for the Joint North South Public Health Conference this November has now opened.The all-island conference takes place online on 29 November and will focus on addressing health inequalities on…
 Registration is now open for the Joint North South Public Health Conference, which will take place online on Wednesday, 29 November from 10am-4pm.  This year’s all-island conference is entitled ‘The Health-Wealth Divide - Leaving No One Behind’ and…
 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 – what we know and what can be done in the future…
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 Public Health Development Officers, Dr Joanna Purdy…
  The Institute of Public Health (IPH) is hosting a Healthier Ageing through Arts and Creativity webinar to launch a number of new resources on using evidence to show the benefits of Arts and Creativity in later life. IPH is launching an evaluation…
The Institute of Public Health (IPH) is hosting a webinar at 11am on Tuesday 9th April 2024 to launch ‘Mellow Village: A Health Impact Assessment Case Study’.The case study provides a practical example of how to undertake a Health Impact Assessment…
This is a summary of our recent activity and work on tobacco control policy during 2023.
This poster presents the findings of research undertaken by IPH which examined the relationship between mental health and smoking in Northern Ireland. The report found that around one in three people who smoke in Northern Ireland had a possible…