Ireland
Ireland
A limited number of spaces are available for a seminar on Alcohol-Related Liver Disease on the Island of Ireland next week. The in-person event takes place in Dublin from 2pm-4pm on Thursday, 16th November 2023.The event aims to raise awareness…
The Institute of Public Health recently responded to a public consultation on Disposable Vaping Devices launched by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in Ireland. This consultation proposed a series of policy options…
The Institute of Public Health (IPH) recently hosted a webinar on 'Getting and Staying Active with a Disability - Insights from Research, Policy and Practice' as part of an annual series of IPH webinars dedicated to the topic of physical activity.…
In this blog, Dr Helen McAvoy, IPH Director of Policy, explores the UK government’s groundbreaking announcement to progressively raise the age of sale of tobacco. What exactly is this new measure?Earlier this month, the UK Prime Minister Rishi…
The Institute of Public Health (IPH) is hosting a webinar on “Getting and Staying Active with a Disability –Insights from Research, Policy and Practice” on Thursday, 26 October between 10am – 12 noon. Opening remarks will be provided by…
Almost a quarter of 16-year-olds in Ireland gambled for money in the previous year, according to a new report, which found the odds of gambling stacked against boys compared to girls.The report, ‘Children and gambling – evidence to inform regulation…
The call for abstracts for the Joint North South Public Health Conference this November has been extended to 15th September. The all-island conference takes place online on 29 November and will focus on addressing health inequalities on the island…
In this blog, Dr Jenny Mack examines Ireland’s new Clean Air Strategy, which could see the development of a Clean Air Act next year, and explores if the new strategy goes far enough to protect public health. Dr Mack is a Public Health Medicine…
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On 17 May, Dr Jenny Mack, a public health consultant with the Institute of Public Health, gave a presentation to the annual Environment, Health and Wellbeing Conference, hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The hybrid conference…