Press releases
In this section you can read press releases related to IPH work.
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…
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…
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…
Europe has the highest alcohol consumption and alcohol-attributable disease burden in the world. In 2011, all 53 Member States of the WHO European Region endorsed the European action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol 2012–2020 (EAPA).
The WHO Regional Office for Europe has developed 10…
2017 marks the 15th World Suicide Prevention Day. World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10 each year to promote worldwide action to prevent suicides. World Suicide Prevention Day gives organisations, government agencies and individuals an opportunity to promote awareness about…
IPH work highlights need for lower speed limits, reducing sugar sweetened drinks and increasing child activity
A new school year provides an opportunity for us to consider how best to protect the health and wellbeing of children. IPH work highlights 3 important public health messages focusing on…
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and partners (Department of Health (NI), Department of Health (RoI), Public Health Agency, Centre of Excellence for Public Health NI and the Health Service Executive) are organising a one day conference to share learning and facilitate discussion on…
This week marks the 25th anniversary of World Breastfeeding Week, coordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, a global network of individuals and organisations concerned with the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding worldwide.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and…
The Citizens’ Assembly has been told that ageing is one of the great success stories of the modern age and requires policy responses not just in the area of health, but work, transport, social welfare, planning, lifelong learning and the arts. These comments were made by the Institute of Public…
