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Programme unveiled for 6th Annual Spotlight on Breastfeeding Research Conference on 10 March
The 6th Annual Spotlight on Breastfeeding Research Conference takes place online from 9.00am – 12.00pm on Friday, 10th March 2023. This free event will offer the most up-to-date breastfeeding research from those who are currently engaged in supporting women, writing policy and working in practice or education. It also provides a platform for mothers facing breastfeeding…
Opening Statement to APG inquiry into public health approaches to gambling-related harms in Northern Ireland
The Institute of Public Health (IPH) today attended the All Party Group (APG) on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling in Northern Ireland. Dr Joanna Purdy, IPH Public Health Development Officer, and Dr Helen McAvoy, IPH Director of Policy, provided evidence to the APG, which is undertaking an inquiry into public health approaches to gambling-related harms…
IPH marks 25 years of working towards healthier populations
2023 is a significant milestone for the Institute of Public Health, which this year marks 25 years of working towards healthier populations in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Established in the wake of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, the Institute was set up to provide support on public health policy to the respective…
Opening Statement to Joint Oireachtas Justice Committee on Sale of Alcohol Bill
The Institute of Public Health (IPH) today appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice to give evidence on the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022. Dr Helen McAvoy, IPH Director of Policy, and Dr Ciara Reynolds, IPH Public Health Development Officer, attended the meeting to provide evidence on this proposed legislation. The Institute previously submitted…
Video: Key Messages from the Healthy Planet, Healthy People conference
Following on from the recent Joint Public Health Conference, we are delighted to share a short video featuring highlights and key messages from this online event. The one-day Healthy Planet, Healthy People conference on 30 November was one of the first major conferences to highlight the impacts of climate change on population health on the…
Report: Evidence is building to support a ‘whole systems approach’ to obesity prevention in Northern Ireland
A holistic or ‘whole systems approach’ to obesity prevention could offer a more effective means of tackling high, unequal and increasing levels of obesity in Northern Ireland. That’s according to a new report examining best international evidence and case studies of this approach, developed by researchers at the Institute of Public Health, Ulster University, Queen’s…
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