The social and economic circumstances in which people live strongly influence their chances to be healthy. Factors such as housing, transport, environment, education and employment are just some of the functions of local government that influence health.
Publications
In this section you can access the latest publications from IPH and search for publications including policy papers, research and consultations related to IPH work and work with its partners.
Department for Regional Development (DRD) launched a review into the current Regional Transportation Strategy Review in 2009.
The European Commission launced a public consultation iin October 2009 on stakeholder views regarding the rationale, scope and strategic objectives for an EU role in global health. Access the EU Commission issues paper
IPH commissioned a review of HIA work in 2009 to detail progress and achievements of HIA from 2001. This included an assessment of current levels of HIA awareness and activity and suggestions for the direction of future work.
This Annual Update on Fuel Poverty (December 2009) follows the All-Ireland Policy Paper on Fuel Poverty and Health published in 2007 and the Annual Update on Fuel Poverty (December 2008). It details develoments on the island of Ireland in policy and research, and activities of th
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) is a partner in the European project DETERMINE, building on its previous involvement in the Closing the Gap project in 2004-2006.
This guidance manual explains what Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is and the stages involved in conducting it. It has been revised and updated based on the experience of HIA practitioners and includes new tools which have been developed to assist each step of the HIA process.
IPH responded to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland (DETI) consultation on a draft Strategic Energy Framework 2009.
This report presents a North/South profile of physical and mental health, lifestyles and the experience of health services. It was commissioned by the Department of Health and Children and compares health and lifestyles in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland using the population surveys Slán 2007 and NIHSWS 2005. Some of the key findings from the report show that:
