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In this section you can read latest news and press releases related to IPH work and work with its partners.
safefood in partnership with the Department of Health and Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland (NI); and Healthy Ireland, Health Service Executive and Department of Health in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) launched a new 5-year public awareness campaign aimed at maintaining a healthy weight in…
Today, October 24th, was the launch of the latest Healthy Ireland Survey. This was the third wave of results to come from the annual Healthy Ireland surveys. The Healthy Ireland Survey is a self-reported, interviewer-administered survey conducted with individuals ages 15 and over. Data was collated…
First results from Health Survey Northern Ireland 2016/17 are now available. This annual survey collects information on the health behaviours of the population in Northern Ireland age 16 and older. Prevalence of smoking has fallen to 20%, with 62% of smokers reporting that they wanted to quit and…
Minister for Health, Mr Simon Harris TD has launched the Implementation Plan for the National Maternity Strategy - Creating a better future together 2016-2026. The plan sets out a series of detailed actions of all the recommendations of the Republic of Ireland National Maternity Strategy. The…
IPH welcomes the announcement of a tax on sugar sweetened drinks (SSDs) in the Republic of Ireland in Budget 2018. This announcement was timely, occurring a day before World Obesity Day 11 October.
IPH completed a Health Impact Assessment on a proposed SSD tax in 2012. IPH also submitted…
IPH recently contributed to an Expert Panel overseeing development of an indicator set on children’s wellbeing in the Republic of Ireland which was acknowledged in ‘An Indicator Set for Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures’. This report was published by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs…
ROI PRESS RELEASE
6 October 2017
Breastfeeding rates in Ireland increasing steadily but widening gap between North and South
However, data shows steep decline in breastfeeding in early weeks after birth
Data shows age, income and nationality influence breastfeeding rates
A new all-island…
Northern Ireland breastfeeding rates increasing but widening gap between North and South
Attitudes towards breastfeeding improving but women in Northern Ireland least likely across UK to breastfeed in public
A new all-island report published by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH)…
A new all-island report published by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) highlights that breastfeeding rates are increasing across the island of Ireland but the gap between North and South is getting wider. Data shows age, income and nationality influence breastfeeding rates.
Key…
From the first of October 2017, standardized packaging of tobacco will be rolled out in the Republic of Ireland. Packs can only be sold where they comply with rules set out in the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Act 2015 including that the pack has no logos or branding and a…
