Registration is now open to attend the virtual all-island Joint Public Health Conference on November 17th. The theme for the online conference is Picking up the Pieces – Public Health and COVID-19. It will bring together leading international experts to discuss how COVID-19 has affected our lives, with a focus on how the pandemic has impacted…
25 Nov 2016 IPH welcomes the commitment to address inequalities in suicide rate in Northern Ireland. Those living in the most deprived communities experience a greater level of poorer physical and mental ill health coupled with difficult and challenging social circumstances. These and other factors contribute to an increased risk of suicide. For this reason…
25 Jul 2016 IPH welcomed the draft strategy and action plan from DHSSPS and the Department of Justice Improving Health within Criminal Justice. The criminal justice system is an ideal setting for addressing health inequalities through health promotion and prevention activities and it is an opportunity to provide access to health and social services to people…
5 Jul 2016 This Programme for Government Framework is a new approach which focuses on the major societal outcomes that the Executive wants to achieve and provides a basis for all sectors to contribute to the development of plans and actions. It is an approach which reflects international advice and well established practice. This Framework…
