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10 Sep, 2020
- The Institute of Public Health has launched a new factsheet series providing evidence relating to COVID-19 and key public health…
1 Jul, 2020
- In this blog, Olivia O’Brien, discusses a new law banning the sale of menthol tobacco products across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Olivia is completing an internship with the Institute as part…
1 Jun, 2020
- The Institute has published a new technical resource – Alcohol deaths in Ireland and Northern Ireland: an aid to interpretation – to…
30 May, 2020
- In March 2020, IPH Director of Policy, Dr Helen McAvoy, gave evidence, alongside the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland, to the UK Commission on Alcohol Harm as part of an inquiry into…
1 Mar, 2020
- In May 2019, the North South Alcohol Policy Advisory Group (NSAPAG) convened a knowledge exchange forum in Belfast. This day-long event brought together academics, policy makers, clinicians, and the…
28 Feb, 2020
- This longitudinal study examined the profile and pregnancy-related behaviours of women who reported smoking in two successive…
Mid-Term Review of the Ten-Year Tobacco Strategy for Northern Ireland: Stakeholder Engagement Report
1 Feb, 2020
- The Department of Health undertook a mid-term review of the Strategy with a view to making recommendations for its remaining term.…
1 Jan, 2020
- This evidence review forms part of the mid-term review of the Ten Year Tobacco Control Strategy for Northern Ireland (2012-2022) (…
6 Dec, 2019
- This consultation paper has been drafted to invite public opinion on current liquor licensing laws in Northern Ireland, and to seek…
14 Feb, 2019
- The adverse effects of smoking on neonatal outcomes, such as small-for-gestational-age (SGA), has been extensively studied however,…
1 Feb, 2019
- The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to determine whether a behavioural intervention in pregnancy supported by online…
1 Jul, 2018
- Using detailed dietary and supplement questionnaires in early pregnancy, we compared the dietary intakes of micronutrients and…
1 Jun, 2018
- This study evaluated breath carbon monoxide (BCO) testing in identifying maternal smokers as well as the difference between disclosers and non-disclosers of smoking status. We also investigated if…
1 Jan, 2018
- The New Strategic Direction for Alcohol and Drugs Phase 2 (NSD-2) is a cross-departmental strategy led by the Department of Health,…
1 Oct, 2017
- Key Findings • One in six (18%) of adults aged 54 years and…
1 Apr, 2017
- Smoking during pregnancy is the most significant modifiable risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Tobacco use has a long-standing…
8 Mar, 2017
- IPH welcome the opportunity to respond to the NI consultation on regulations to restrict smoking in private vehicles when children are…
1 Mar, 2017
- Reducing second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure has become a central component of tobacco control policies across the island of Ireland. The…
1 Nov, 2016
- IPH welcomes the commitment to address inequalities in suicide rate in Northern Ireland. Those living in the most deprived communities…
20 Sep, 2016
- IPH welcomes the opportunity to respond to this Draft General Commercial Communications Code from the perspective of regulating the…