The Institute of Public Health welcomes the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreed today between the Departments of Health in Ireland and Northern Ireland to strengthen North South co-operation on the public health response to Covid-19. The MOU can be viewed here. The MOU focuses on facilitating greater co-operation in a range of areas including public health messaging, research and programmes of behavioural…
Institute of Public Health Updated 07 April 2020 Maintaining our activity levels can help our physical health and reduce the feelings of stress and anxiety that are common at this time of heightened uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. Staying physically active is a challenge as we follow social distancing guidelines to reduce the spread of…
Ten ways to keep active at home during COVID-19 pandemic Regular physical activity is important for all of us to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Institute of Public Health. Staying physically active at home can help to maintain our physical health and reduce the feelings of stress and anxiety that are…
10 Feb 2020 Institute of Public Health OLDER people who are physically active are at lower risk of developing breast and prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and depression. The findings are contained in a review of all published reviews of studies that assessed the relationship between physical activity and health in adults aged 60 years or…
