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This survey is now closed – New survey for health professionals focused on physical activity in older adults

***SURVEY CLOSED*** A NEW survey has been launched by the Institute of Public Health to develop a greater understanding of the knowledge, practice and decision making among health professionals in relation to physical activity promotion with older adults on the island of Ireland. Click here to take the survey. We know that being physically active is one of the most important first steps that people of all…

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Jul312020

Institute of Public Health welcomes commitment to a full public consultation on the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol in Northern Ireland.

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The Institute of Public Health welcomes the announcement by Health Minister Robin Swann of a commitment to hold a full public consultation on the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol in Northern Ireland. Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol is an important public health policy measure which seeks to reduce alcohol-related harm at both an individual and societal level as well as making an important contribution in helping to tackle…

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Jul222020

Blog: The importance of arts for older people’s health and wellbeing

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In this blog, Laura McQuade from the Institute of Public Health, explores the role of the arts to support population health. Over the last number of years there has been a growing cognisance of the positive health benefits that arts and creativity programmes can have on society.1 A recent scoping report commissioned by the World…

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Jul12020

Blog: Menthol moves on – a milestone to reducing tobacco consumption

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In this blog, Olivia O’Brien, discusses a new law banning the sale of menthol tobacco products across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Olivia is completing an internship with the Institute as part of her Masters in Public Policy at UCD. With a lot of focus on the response to Covid-19, the ban on the sale of…

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Yearly Archives: 2020

***This survey is now closed*** – New survey for health professionals focused on physical activity in older adults

Institute of Public Health welcomes commitment to a full public consultation on the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol in Northern Ireland.

Blog: The importance of arts for older people’s health and wellbeing

Blog: Menthol moves on – a milestone to reducing tobacco consumption

This survey is now closed – New survey for health professionals focused on physical activity in older adults