Reports
Read the latest reports published by the Institute.
18 Feb, 2016
- Public health services in Ireland, North and South, are committed to addressing inequalities in health on the island of Ireland. This…
30 Sep, 2014
- On 22 July 2014, Mr. Brendan Howlin, TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform launched Ireland’s national Open Data Portal…
7 Mar, 2013
- Does increasing life expectancy give us extra healthy years or just extra years? Life expectancy is increasing and an important…
1 Aug, 2012
- Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterised by too much glucose in the blood. The body breaks down digested food…
1 Aug, 2012
- Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterised by too much glucose in the blood. The body breaks down digested food…
13 Jun, 2011
- The economic recession with its accompanying rise in unemployment rates is linked to extremely adverse effects for men’s mental health…
11 Jun, 2011
- This report summarises responses to a consultation process on a public health policy framework with invited delegates across a…
16 Feb, 2011
- This review gives a flavour of IPH work and accomplishments in 2010. Since its establishment IPH has been flexible, efficient and…
1 Feb, 2011
- The remit of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) is to promote cooperation for public health between Northern Ireland and…
13 Jan, 2011
- Active travel refers to journeys that use physical activity, such as walking and cycling, instead of motorised means to move between…
1 Jan, 2011
- Transport promotes health by enabling access to people and places and providing opportunities for physical activity. However it also…
1 Oct, 2010
- This paper provides an introduction to the links between climate change and health and aims to inform policy-makers, politicians and…
11 Feb, 2009
- Programme: Introductions Part 1: What’s “knowledge brokerage” all about? Presentation and Q&A (Kevin Balanda) Small group discussions Part 2: What the Centre of Excellence is doing…
19 Dec, 2008
- National health information can hide important differences in health at local level. There is currently no system for monitoring local…
11 Sep, 2008
- The following submission was made by IPH to the Central Statistics Office (ROI) on the content of the questionnaire for the 2011…
20 Aug, 2008
- Levelling Up aims to make a significant contribution to the movement to improve health status and reduce health inequalities in the…
12 Aug, 2008
- Health and social care indicators tell us about access and use of health and social care services. They are critical in tackling…
1 Jul, 2008
- DETERMINE is an EU Consortium for Action on the Socio-economic Determinants of Health (SDH). The overall objective of DETERMINE (2007…
1 Jun, 2008
- This report is an account of the work of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland and how it has developed over the past ten years.