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Our blogs spotlight key public health issues and evidence. 

21 May, 2021 - In this blog, Dr Helen McAvoy, Director of Policy at the Institute of Public Health, explores what we know about excess deaths from respiratory disease in socially disadvantaged communities, and…
19 May, 2021 - Today’s theme for the European Public Health Week is “Your Local Community”.  Joanne Vance, Director of Community Development Health Network (CDHN) talks about the Elevate programme which…
18 May, 2021 - Dr Claire McEvoy, Lecturer in Nutrition and Ageing Research, and Rebecca Townsend, PhD researcher, at the Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, advise that it is never too early or…
15 Mar, 2021 - In this blog Laura McQuade from the Institute of Public Health provides some insights into how the creative arts can support positive ageing. The longevity dividend of the last century has…