It is European Public Health Week and today’s focus is on equal health for all. Aideen Sheehan from the Institute of Public Health offers some insights on ageing, equity and health in Ireland and Northern Ireland. We all want to live the longest, healthiest life that we can – to enjoy our independence as long…
It is European Public Health Week and today’s focus is staying together for mental health. Dr Annette Burns is Public Health Interventions Officer for Loneliness at the Institute of Public Health. She is responsible for designing and conducting a programme of primary and secondary research around our understanding of loneliness in older adults, its predictors,…
It is European Public Health Week and today’s focus is on technology becoming part of our health systems. As we spend more time online during the Covid-19 pandemic, Prof Roger O’Sullivan from the Institute of Public Health offers some insights on the digital divide in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Covid-19 has changed our lives in so many…
Wednesday, 29th April 2020 With schools currently closed, Active School Week has been replaced with Active Home Week. Dr Helen McAvoy from the Institute of Public Health explores the challenges and opportunities for empowering children to be physically active during the Covid-19 pandemic. Physical distancing and physical activity Globally around 290 million children are not in school due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ireland’s schools closed their…
