11 Mar 2013 The Programme for Government 2011-15 commits the Executive to “publish and implement a Childcare Strategy with key actions to provide integrated and affordable childcare.” The Executive’s vision for childcare is: “To achieve childcare provision which meets the needs of children and parents and leads to better outcomes.” The vision is…
07 Mar 2013 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 years that people can expect to live in…
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…