07 Mar 2013 Institute of Public Health and Health Research Board Does increasing life expectancy give us extra healthy years or just extra years? Life expectancy is increasing and an important question is whether or not our extra years are spent in good health. Healthy life year’s addresses this question by measuring the number of…
27 Feb 2013 The UK Statistics Authority are currently re-assessing Reported Road Casualties Statistics produced by the Department for Transport for England, Scotland and Wales. Key points from IPH response IPH supports the development, maintenance and use of appropriate data to inform public health policy and practice and to promote road safety at national, regional…
25 Jan 2013 This report was launched by the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI) on 23 January 2013. The report highlights the main findings from the all-Ireland ‘Young Men and Suicide Project’ (YMSP). The aim of the project was to identify a range of possible means to promote positive mental health among young men…
15 Jan 2013 The ‘Transforming Your Care (TYC)’ consultation relates to proposals for changes in the delivery of Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland in the context of the TYC report published in December 2011. TYC is about making changes to ensure safe, high quality and sustainable services for patients, service users and staff.…
