Press releases
In this section you can read press releases related to IPH work.
An All-Ireland health data inventory – which can be openly accessed through the Internet – was launched today (13 November) by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH).
The inventory, the first of its kind on the island, systematically describes over 150 key sources of health-related…
Speaking today on the publication of the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research’s second expert report, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective, Dr Jane Wilde, Chief Executive of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (…
Looking forward to a healthier, better and more sustainable future for all
Speaking today on the release of Programme for Government, Dr Jane Wilde, Chief Executive of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) said:
"IPH welcomes the commitment within today’s Programme for Government…
A new report published by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and released on Monday 9 July 2007, predicts a 26% increase in diabetes in Northern Ireland and a 37% increase in the Republic over the ten year period (2005-2015). The new report entitled, Making Diabetes Count: What does…
The below letter, written by Dr. Kevin Balanda of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland was published by the Irish Times in their letter page on 12th February.
Health Service Priorities
Madam, - It was interesting to read Muiris Houston's piece "Making healthy forecasts" ( Health…
Report finds 141,063 adults over age 20 in the Republic of Ireland have diabetes
Working Group strongly recommends national diabetes registers on the island, North and South
Monday, 12 June – According to a report published today by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland’s all-island…
A new all-Ireland electronic library for public health will make finding information about the public's health, and the factors that affect it much easier.
As health is affected by so many factors, information about health tends to be dispersed over many different sites. The library brings…
Recent Developments in Knowledge Management for Public Health’ - Launch of the All-Ireland electronic library for public health
Linen Hall Library, Belfast, 6 March 2006
Last year, Ireland and Northern Ireland’s Population Health Observatory (INIsPHO) was established in the Institute of…
In spite of eating less well, those on low incomes spend a much larger proportion of their income on food, the AGM of the Northern Ireland Public Health Alliance heard today as their Research Officer, Dr. Joanna Purdy presented findings from current research.
The main conclusion of the research…
ISSUE DATE: Thursday 19th January 2006
An all-island body committed to tackling inequalities in health, the Institute of Public Health in Ireland announced today (Thursday, 19 January 2006) the establishment of an online version of two key public health information resources on the island.…
