National No Smoking Day, February 17th WHILE significant progress has been made to protect the population from the harms caused by smoking, tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland – according to the Institute of Public Health. The Institute – which informs public policy to support healthier populations in Ireland and Northern…
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland undertook a mid-term review of its Ten-Year Tobacco Control Strategy (2012-2022), with a view to making recommendations for its remaining term. The goals of the strategy are: Fewer people starting to smoke More smokers quitting Protecting people from tobacco smoke To inform the Department’s mid-term review, the Institute…
The Institute of Public Health has launched a new factsheet series providing evidence relating to COVID-19 and key public health topics. The first factsheet provides a summary of evidence relating to COVID-19 and tobacco. Click here to view it. Each factsheet is a ‘snapshot’ based on a review of available evidence at the time of…
In this blog, Olivia O’Brien, discusses a new law banning the sale of menthol tobacco products across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Olivia is completing an internship with the Institute as part of her Masters in Public Policy at UCD. With a lot of focus on the response to Covid-19, the ban on the sale of…
