Resources
3 Apr, 2024
- In this blog, IPH Public Health Development Officer, Dr Ciara Reynolds, shares her insights on what we know about gambling patterns and harms among children on the island of Ireland. This blog…
3 Apr, 2024
- This is a 2023 summary of our work and activity on gambling during the year.
18 Dec, 2023
- The Institute recently responded to a public consultation on Northern Ireland’s 2030 & 2040 Emissions Reduction Targets, Carbon Budgets, and the Climate Change Committee Advice Report: 'The path…
7 Sep, 2023
- Almost a quarter of 16-year-olds in Ireland gambled for money in the previous year, according to a new report, which found the odds of gambling stacked against boys compared to girls.The report, ‘…
3 Aug, 2023
- In this blog, Dr Jenny Mack examines Ireland’s new Clean Air Strategy, which could see the development of a Clean Air Act next year, and explores if the new strategy goes far enough to protect public…
13 Jun, 2023
- On 17 May, Dr Jenny Mack, a public health consultant with the Institute of Public Health, gave a presentation to the annual Environment, Health and Wellbeing Conference, hosted by the Environmental…
13 Feb, 2023
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) today attended the All Party Group (APG) on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling in Northern Ireland.Dr Joanna Purdy, IPH Public Health Development Officer, and Dr…
30 Jan, 2023
- Following on from the recent Joint Public Health Conference, we are delighted to share a short video featuring highlights and key messages from this online event.The one-day Healthy Planet, Healthy…
6 Jan, 2023
- Climate change is the single greatest challenge of the 21st century, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It is not…
6 Jan, 2023
- Human health needs to be at the heart of our response to the unfolding climate crisis if we are to succeed in limiting the significant…
28 Nov, 2022
- This week a major all-island conference will highlight the impacts of climate change on population health in Ireland and Northern Ireland and the need to put health at the heart of our response. On…
15 Jul, 2022
- ‘Climate change is the greatest global health threat facing the world in the 21st century, but it is also the greatest opportunity to redefine the social and environmental determinants of health’The…
15 Jun, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) recently responded to a Department for Communities consultation on developing new Gambling Codes of Practice for Northern Ireland.The Gambling Codes of Practice…
15 Jun, 2022
- To mark Men’s Health Week (13 June-19 June), the Institute of Public Health (IPH) looks at what current data and evidence can tell us about the higher odds of gambling rates, risks, and harms among…
18 May, 2022
- To mark European Public Health Week, Dr Jenny Mack, IPH Public Health Development Officer, explores the link between climate change and health in this blog about ‘Health, wealth and our planet’.…
16 Mar, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) attended the Joint Committee on Justice to provide some observations on the General Scheme of the…
1 Feb, 2022
- This InBrief summarises the main recommendations made by the Institute of Public Health in a recent submission on the Northern Ireland…
14 Jan, 2022
- The Institute of Public …
14 Dec, 2021
- On 14 December 2021 Dr Helen McAvoy and Dr Joanna Purdy from IPH's policy team gave evidence to the NI Assembly Committee for Communities on the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment…
4 Nov, 2021
- The eyes of the world are currently focused on Glasgow for COP-26, the global climate change summit. The United Nations (UN) Conference…