05 Aug 2009 Background to the consultation: A development has been proposed in Bangor, Co Down. The Department of Social Development (DSD) consulted on the issue and IPH has responded as below. IPH has also carried out a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) screening on the proposal which can be accessed below. The proposed development is bounded by Main…
27 Mar 2009 IPH have responded to the draft Department of Environment (DoE) consultation on Planning Policy Statement 21 (PPS 21). In responding, IPH identify a number of potential health impacts including providing employment oppportunities through farm diversification. Other issues include access to open space and housing located close to traditional focal points. Below is the…
04 Nov 2008 Author: Claire Higgins, Teresa Lavin and Owen Metcalfe, Institute of Public Health This review is the fourth in a series and illustrates how education impacts on health. It shows how education influences health through a range of interconnecting pathways and identifies the ways in which social, economic and cultural differences within the population…
04 Jul 2008 Author: Institute of Public Health Below is the IPH submission to the Department for Social Development (NI) consultation on the Draft Regeneration Framework for the North West Quarter Part 2 area of Belfast City Centre, the Northside Urban Village. The Framework outlines the vision for the redevelopment of an inner city area of Belfast.…
