Resources
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…
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 Feb, 2022
- Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Ireland. Children who get sunburnt or who have too much exposure to the sun are at…
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…
22 Jun, 2020
- In this blog, Lauren Rodriguez, Public Health Development Officer with the Institute of Public Health, discusses some of the findings from a new report on children’s sun safety behaviours in Ireland…
16 Jun, 2020
- Skin Cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in Ireland, making it a major public health concern. Nationally, over 11,000 non-melanoma…
1 Dec, 2007
- People living in fuel poverty frequently live in cold, damp and thermally inefficient houses. Living in such conditions has an adverse…
1 Mar, 2005
- Running from January 2003 until December2004, the Warming Up project aimed to create a capacity within south and east Belfast and…
Engaging communities: an evaluation of a community development model for tackling rural fuel poverty
8 Nov, 2004
- Fuel poverty occurs when a household needs to spend more that 10% of their income to maintain an acceptable level of temperature…
8 Aug, 2002
- This report describes the process, findings and recommendations of the Health Impact Assessment of the All-Inclusive Wraparound Scheme…