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29 May, 2024
- In February 2023, the Institute of Public Health (IPH) responded to an inquiry on public health approaches to gambling-related harms in Northern Ireland, led by the All Party Group on Reducing Harm…
3 Apr, 2024
- In this blog, IPH Public Health Development Officer, Dr Ciara Reynolds, shares her insights on what we know about gambling patterns and harms among children on the island of Ireland. This blog…
3 Apr, 2024
- This is a 2023 summary of our work and activity on gambling during the year.
13 Mar, 2024
- This poster presents the findings of research undertaken by IPH which examined the relationship between mental health and smoking in Northern Ireland. The report found that around one in three…
13 Mar, 2024
- This Easy Read publication summarises the findings from a recent report published by IPH that examined the relationship between mental health and smoking in Northern Ireland. The report found that…
25 Jan, 2024
- Chief Executive of the Institute of Public Health Suzanne Costello has been elected to serve as President of EuroHealthNet, the European Partnership for health, equity and wellbeing. Suzanne…
28 Nov, 2023
- More than 1,000 health professionals, researchers and policymakers, from across Ireland and Northern Ireland and beyond, will gather this week for an all-island public health conference on health…
15 Nov, 2023
- Registration is now open for the Joint North South Public Health Conference, which will take place online on Wednesday, 29 November from 10am-4pm. This year’s all-island conference is entitled ‘…
25 Sep, 2023
- This report examined the relationship between tobacco use and mental ill-health in Northern Ireland. It also considered tobacco control policy approaches to this issue across the UK and Ireland.…
7 Sep, 2023
- Almost a quarter of 16-year-olds in Ireland gambled for money in the previous year, according to a new report, which found the odds of gambling stacked against boys compared to girls.The report, ‘…
6 Sep, 2023
- The call for abstracts for the Joint North South Public Health Conference this November has been extended to 15th September. The all-island conference takes place online on 29 November and will focus…
20 Jul, 2023
- Register for the conference here. The call for abstracts for the Joint North South Public Health Conference this November has now opened.The all-island conference takes place online on 29 November…
31 May, 2023
- The 9th European Conference on Tobacco or Health in Madrid attracted hundreds of delegates from far and wide to consider how a ‘Tobacco-Free Generation’ could be achieved in Europe by 2040. IPH…
13 Feb, 2023
- 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…
7 Feb, 2023
- 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 prior to the…
27 Sep, 2022
- The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) recently hosted a webinar to launch a new report on inequalities in mortality rates in Ireland. The report was commissioned by the Institute…
15 Sep, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) today welcomes the publication by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of a new report on inequalities in mortality rates in Ireland.IPH…
8 Aug, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health has launched a new Public Health Matters podcast highlighting key public health issues across Ireland and Northern Ireland.In the first series of the Public…
15 Jun, 2022
- The Institute of Public Health (IPH) recently responded to a Department for Communities consultation on developing new Gambling Codes of Practice for Northern Ireland.The Gambling Codes of Practice…
15 Jun, 2022
- To mark Men’s Health Week (13 June-19 June), the Institute of Public Health (IPH) looks at what current data and evidence can tell us about the higher odds of gambling rates, risks, and harms among…