Resources
13 Mar, 2024
- This poster presents the findings of research undertaken by IPH which examined the relationship between mental health and smoking in Northern Ireland. The report found that around one in three…
13 Mar, 2024
- This Easy Read publication summarises the findings from a recent report published by IPH that examined the relationship between mental health and smoking in Northern Ireland. The report found that…
15 Jan, 2024
- The UK is in line to be the first country in Europe to fortify flour in a bid to reduce the occurrence of certain birth defects. In this blog, Dr Jenny Mack, Consultant in Public Health Medicine,…
15 Jan, 2024
- In August 2023 the Institute responded to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) consultation on Northern Ireland’s ‘Bread and Flour’ regulations. The consultation…
25 Sep, 2023
- This report examined the relationship between tobacco use and mental ill-health in Northern Ireland. It also considered tobacco control policy approaches to this issue across the UK and Ireland.…
31 May, 2023
- The 9th European Conference on Tobacco or Health in Madrid attracted hundreds of delegates from far and wide to consider how a ‘Tobacco-Free Generation’ could be achieved in Europe by 2040. IPH…
14 Apr, 2023
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) recently responded to a UK-wide consultation on introducing further advertising restrictions on TV and online for products high in fat, salt or sugar. The…
10 Jun, 2022
- Esther Atuhaire is undertaking a student placement at the Institute of Public Health as part of a Masters Programme in Public Health at the University of Limerick. Esther’s project explores the…
16 Feb, 2022
- In this blog, Louise O’Connor, a research assistant at the Institute of Public Health, explores what we know, and don’t know, about mental health at population level during the COVID-19 pandemic in…
19 Nov, 2021
- The Institute of Public Health responded to a consultation on the Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework launched by the Department…
18 May, 2021
- In this blog, Ciara Reynolds and Joanna Purdy from the Institute of Public Health (IPH) discuss gambling and mental health, effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and explore the potential public health…
10 Jun, 2020
- Protein-energy malnutrition, or undernutrition, arising from a deficiency of energy and protein intake, can occur in developed…
7 Apr, 2020
- Why is it important to keep active at this time? Ensuring that we maintain our activity levels can help our physical health and reduce…
1 Apr, 2020
- It is established globally that a healthy maternal diet during pregnancy is important in programming fetal growth and development. The assessment of maternal dietary intake, however, is challenging…
10 Feb, 2020
- Older people who are physically active are at lower risk of developing breast and prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and depression…
1 May, 2019
- Maternal nutrition is a determinant of pregnancy outcomes. Few studies have evaluated the potential of online nutrition resources to…
1 Sep, 2018
- Maternal nutrition during pregnancy influences the long-term health outcomes of both the woman and her offspring. In the absence of…
1 Jul, 2018
- Using detailed dietary and supplement questionnaires in early pregnancy, we compared the dietary intakes of micronutrients and…
1 Apr, 2017
- Smoking during pregnancy is the most significant modifiable risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Tobacco use has a long-standing…
21 Dec, 2016
- This all Ireland study found that that existing ethical and practice codes say it is never acceptable to lie to patients in any…