The Joint Committee on Education and Skills has released a report on tackling obesity and the promotion of healthy eating in schools. A number of stakeholders and experts in the area were invited to contribute to the report. In addition the committee incorporated views received in a public hearing…
The World Cancer Third Expert Report has released their Third Expert Report on cancer prevention (WCRF). The report provides evidence relating to reducing the risk of cancer risk through changing dietary patterns, reducing alcohol consumption, increasing physical activity and achieving and…
The Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill has passed through Seanad Éireann and will now go to the President for consideration to be signed in to legislation. The Bill addresses an anomaly in current law which allows some people guilty of driving while above the legal alcohol limit to receive penalty…
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Professor Kevin Balanda presents the findings of Work Package 4 of the EU Joint Action on Physical Activity and Nutrition (JANPA) at the final conference, in Paris on 24 November 2017.
The overall aim of the project is to contribute to halting the rise of overweight and obesity in children and…
Professor Kevin Balanda presents the main conclusions of Work Package 4 of the EU Joint Action on Physical Activity and Nutrition (JANPA) at the General Assembly of the conference, in Paris on 23 November 2017.
The overall aim of the project is to contribute to halting the rise of overweight and…
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What are the estimated costs of childhood overweight and obesity on the island of Ireland? - report (PDF, 1.5MB)
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About IPH
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) promotes cooperation for public health between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland by:
- strengthening public health intelligence;
- building public health capacity;
- policy and programme development and evaluation.
We work with a range of partners to bring people and organisations from across the island together to promote collective action for sustained improvements in health. Tackling inequalities in health across the island of Ireland is a focus for all our work.
