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20 May, 2024
- A review of systematic reviews on the health effects of vaping in children and adolescentsVaping among children and young people is rising in Northern Ireland. This review was carried out by the…
17 May, 2024
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has welcomed moves to further tighten access to tobacco products in Ireland and Northern Ireland under progressive measures being considered by the Irish…
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…
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…
1 Jan, 2024
- AbstractBackgroundThe Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity (PA) for Children and Adolescents aims to monitor progress in PA participation across a range of internationally…
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, ‘…
8 Jun, 2023
- On 8 June, the policy team at the Institute of Public Health (IPH) presented data on children’s sun protection behaviours, sunburn, and sunbed use to the newly configured Subgroup for Adolescents and…
7 Feb, 2023
- 2023 is a significant milestone for the Institute of Public Health, which this year marks 25 years of working towards healthier populations in Ireland and Northern Ireland.Established prior to the…
26 Jan, 2023
- A report developed for the Department of Health by the Institute of Public Health, Ulster University, Queen's University Belfast, and…
24 Oct, 2022
- In this blog, Lauren Rodriguez, IPH Public Health Development Officer, shares an overview of the 2022 Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity and also looks at how the findings…
1 Aug, 2022
- The Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents aims to provoke change in priorities,…
1 Aug, 2022
- The Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents aims to provoke change in priorities,…
19 Jul, 2022
- In this blog, Lauren Rodriguez, IPH Public Health Development Officer, reflects on the policy impact from a report IPH published in 2020 in partnership with NUI Galway. This report, Children’s…
1 Jun, 2022
- Poor parental bonding in childhood has been associated with loneliness in younger populations. Whether these associations persists into…
10 Feb, 2022
- An editorial published in the British Medical Journal today has highlighted the need for governments to recognise the personal, social, and economic costs of loneliness and the need to adopt a…
1 Feb, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) welcomes the introduction of new laws in Northern Ireland this week that will help to reduce children’s exposure to second-hand smoke and prevent children…
14 Jan, 2022
- The Institute of Public …
23 Sep, 2021
- The COVID-19 global pandemic and subsequent public health social measures have challenged our social and economic life, with…
20 May, 2021
- Excessive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, sunburn and indoor tanning bed use in childhood are well established risk factors for developing skin…