In this blog, Lauren Rodriguez, IPH Public Health Development Officer, shares an overview of the 2022 Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity and also looks at how the findings compare with Scotland and Wales. In August 2022, the Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents was…
The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has launched a free online course to help healthcare professionals to support older people to have more physically active lives. The new ‘Getting Active for Better Ageing’ course is available on IPH’s Public Health Matters app and desktop platform. The digital learning resource is aimed at general practitioners, nurses,…
The Institute of Public Health (IPH) is hosting a ‘Getting Active For Better Ageing’ webinar between 10am – 12 noon on 20 October, focusing on public health and behaviour change and how to encourage and support older people to be more physically active. The webinar will include presentations from Professor Ryan Rhodes, University of Victoria,…
Physical activity levels in children and teenagers across Ireland and Northern Ireland have improved slightly over the past eight years but not all children and teens have an equal chance to be active, a new Active Healthy Kids Report Card has found. The Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents has…
