Resources
29 May, 2024
- In February 2023, the Institute of Public Health (IPH) responded to an inquiry on public health approaches to gambling-related harms in Northern Ireland, led by the All Party Group on Reducing Harm…
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…
3 Apr, 2024
- This is a 2023 summary of our work and activity on gambling during the year.
13 Feb, 2023
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) today attended the All Party Group (APG) on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling in Northern Ireland.Dr Joanna Purdy, IPH Public Health Development Officer, and Dr…
7 Feb, 2023
- 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 prior to the…
15 Jun, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) recently responded to a Department for Communities consultation on developing new Gambling Codes of Practice for Northern Ireland.The Gambling Codes of Practice…
15 Jun, 2022
- To mark Men’s Health Week (13 June-19 June), the Institute of Public Health (IPH) looks at what current data and evidence can tell us about the higher odds of gambling rates, risks, and harms among…
16 Mar, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) attended the Joint Committee on Justice to provide some observations on the General Scheme of the…
1 Feb, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health has published a report providing an overview of Dental Services and Oral Health in Northern Ireland and…
14 Dec, 2021
- On 14 December 2021 Dr Helen McAvoy and Dr Joanna Purdy from IPH's policy team gave evidence to the NI Assembly Committee for Communities on the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment…
18 May, 2021
- In this blog, Ciara Reynolds and Joanna Purdy from the Institute of Public Health (IPH) discuss gambling and mental health, effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and explore the potential public health…
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) (…
7 Feb, 2017
- The purpose of this report is to document the work undertaken to date by the Irish Partners on the CHRODIS project with a particular…
1 Nov, 2016
- IPH welcomes the commitment to address inequalities in suicide rate in Northern Ireland. Those living in the most deprived communities…
18 Feb, 2016
- Public health services in Ireland, North and South, are committed to addressing inequalities in health on the island of Ireland. This…
15 Dec, 2015
- Although widely debated, some of the defining professional characteristics of planners appear to be competencies in co-ordination,…
7 Mar, 2013
- Does increasing life expectancy give us extra healthy years or just extra years? Life expectancy is increasing and an important…
1 Mar, 2012
- The Institute of Public Health in Ireland were asked to submit a paper on ‘Cross-border cooperation on healthcare’ for a joint meeting…
1 Jan, 2012
- What would you like the public health policy to achieve? To set out strategic actions which will contribute to tangible improvements in…