Reports
Read the latest reports published by the Institute.
1 Jun, 2013
- Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process that can help improve the health of communities and reduce health inequalities. It can be used to help understand how a proposal for a new law, policy,…
9 May, 2013
- The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) was requested by the Department of Health to undertake a Health Impact Assessment (HIA…
9 May, 2013
- The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) was requested by the Department of Health to undertake a Health Impact Assessment (HIA…
7 Mar, 2013
- Does increasing life expectancy give us extra healthy years or just extra years? Life expectancy is increasing and an important…
1 Oct, 2011
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is mandatory under European legislation and a number of assessments have now been undertaken…
11 Jun, 2011
- This report summarises responses to a consultation process on a public health policy framework with invited delegates across a…
1 Mar, 2011
- The remit of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) is to promote cooperation for public health between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the areas of research and information…
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…
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 Dec, 2009
- The IPH commissioned a review of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) work in 2009 to detail progress and achievements of HIA from 2001.…
1 Dec, 2009
- The IPH commissioned a review of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) work in 2009 to detail progress and achievements of HIA from 2001. This included an assessment of current levels of HIA awareness and…
23 Oct, 2009
- This guidance manual explains what Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is and the stages involved in conducting it. It has been revised 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…
4 Nov, 2008
- This review is the fourth in a series and illustrates how education impacts on health. It shows how education influences health through…
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…