The 2015 Annual Report on the Tobacco Free Ireland Action Plan has been published. Tobacco Free Ireland was launched under the Healthy Ireland framework in 2013 and sets a target for Ireland to be tobacco free (that is, with a smoking prevalence rate of less than 5%) by the year 2025.
Supporting the Department of Health (RoI) in developing the Healthy Workplace Framework will be a priority work programme for IPH policy team in 2017.
The Healthy Workplace initiative is an important part of driving the Healthy Ireland agenda. As there are over 2 million people employed in Ireland, the workplace can make an important contribution to healthier communities.
Health in Ireland, Key Trends 2016 provides summary statistics on health and health care over the past ten years. It also highlights selected trends and topics and includes new data which has become available during the course of the year. An important objective is to assess ourselves and our progress in the broader EU context. In this regard, several tables and graphs are presented comparing Ireland with the 28 Member States of the EU. The booklet is divided into six chapters ranging across population, life expectancy and health status through to health care delivery, staffing and costs.
