IPH marks 25 years of shaping public health policy

2023 marked a significant milestone for the Institute of Public Health (IPH), which hosted a special event in October to mark it's 25th anniversary. Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping public health policy across the island of Ireland for 25 years.

To mark the occasion, IPH invited Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Martin McKee to give a keynote address: ‘Should governments make us healthier? Shifting the focus of public policy’. 

IPH marks 25 years of shaping public health policy

Now available: Final Review of NI Tobacco Control Strategy and reports on mental health and smoking, second-hand smoke exposure, and stakeholder engagement

The Institute of Public Health has today published a series of reports relating to an end of term review of the 10-year Tobacco Control Strategy in Northern Ireland (2012-2022).

Now available: Final Review of NI Tobacco Control Strategy and reports on mental health and smoking, second-hand smoke exposure, and stakeholder engagement

#WNTD Blog: Gaslighting, greenwashing and personal responsibility – old and new tropes in tobacco industry interference

 
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 – what we know and what can be done in the future. 

 

#WNTD Blog: Gaslighting, greenwashing and personal responsibility – old and new tropes in tobacco industry interference

#WNTD Blog: Tobacco and Mental Health - Untangling the relationship and identifying opportunities to progress policy

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 Public Health Development Officers, Dr Joanna Purdy and Dr Ciara Reynolds, were among the many delegates to present at the April conference.  In this blog to mark World No Tobacco Day 2023, they share some insights from an upcoming report looking at the relationship between mental health and smoking.

 

#WNTD Blog: Tobacco and Mental Health - Untangling the relationship and identifying opportunities to progress policy

IPH marks 25 years of working towards healthier populations

Submitted by maresa.fagan@p… on Tue, 07/02/2023 - 12:47

2023 is a significant milestone for the Institute of Public Health, which this year marks 25 years of working towards healthier populations in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Established in the wake of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, the Institute was set up to provide support on public health policy to the respective Departments of Health and Chief Medical Officers in both jurisdictions.

Our primary goal is promoting health and wellbeing, improving health equity, and reducing health inequalities on the island of Ireland.

IPH marks 25 years of working towards healthier populations

Opening Statement to Joint Oireachtas Justice Committee on Sale of Alcohol Bill

Submitted by maresa.fagan@p… on Tue, 31/01/2023 - 14:20

The Institute of Public Health (IPH) today appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice to give evidence on the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022.

Dr Helen McAvoy, IPH Director of Policy, and Dr Ciara Reynolds, IPH Public Health Development Officer, attended the meeting to provide evidence on this proposed legislation.

The Institute previously submitted evidence to the Department of Justice on the Review of Alcohol Licensing in January 2022 and to the Justice Committee on the Bill in December 2022.

Opening Statement to Joint Oireachtas Justice Committee on Sale of Alcohol Bill