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…
21 Feb, 2024
- In this blog, IPH Public Health Development Officer, Dr Joanna Purdy, shares insights from a recent seminar on alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) on the island of Ireland. In late 2023, the…
1 Feb, 2024
- In this first newsletter of 2024, there are number of data updates including estimates on:- drug-related deaths in Northern Ireland- people presenting to drug and alcohol treatment services in…
30 Jan, 2024
- In this blog, Louise O’Connor, a senior research assistant at the Institute of Public Health, discusses what measures could be introduced to decrease the appeal of nicotine inhaling products to…
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,…
1 Dec, 2023
- The December edition of the NSAPAG newsletter includes the latest data from the Healthy Ireland Survey and Health Survey Northern Ireland. As part of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 in Ireland,…
1 Nov, 2023
- This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. In the November edition there are a number of data publications specific to Ireland…
25 Oct, 2023
- In this blog, Dr Helen McAvoy, IPH Director of Policy, explores the UK government’s groundbreaking announcement to progressively raise the age of sale of tobacco. What exactly is this new measure…
5 Sep, 2023
- This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. In the September edition there are a number of publications listed, including a study…
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…
1 Jul, 2023
- This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. In the July edition there are a number of data and research publications,…
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…
31 May, 2023
- On the 20th anniversary of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, IPH Director of Policy Dr Helen McAvoy reflects on tobacco industry interference in policy making…
31 May, 2023
- This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. In the May edition you will find a number of data and research publications,…
29 Mar, 2023
- This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. In the March edition you will find a number of data and research publications,…
20 Dec, 2022
- This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. In the December edition you will find a number of data and research publications,…
7 Nov, 2022
- This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. In the November edition you will find details of the recent publication of the…
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…
19 Oct, 2022
- It’s National Menopause Awareness Week, Ireland’s first national awareness campaign about menopause. The campaign slogan ‘Let’s take the mystery out of menopause’ highlights the need for clear…
27 Sep, 2022
- This newsletter provides updates on recent alcohol research and policy relevant to Ireland and Northern Ireland. In the September edition you will find details of a recent report from the…