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The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) aims to promote and protect the health of the whole population. Read the latest blogs from the Institute of Public Health. The blogs provide a range of short-form reads to keep you up to date with the latest news, while also providing long-form reads offering insightful analysis.
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3w ago
- The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has published its final review of Breastfeeding – A Great Start. A Strategy for Northern Ireland 2013-2023. In this blog, policy expert Dr Joanna Purdy ..read more
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1M ago
- In this blog, Dr James O'Connell ( Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine, Health Service Executive) shares insights on using the IPH Health Impact Assessment Guidance to assess the ..read more
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- In this blog, Dr Joanna Purdy, Dr Ciara Reynolds and Louise O’Connor, policy experts at the Institute of Public Health, summarise the regulation of nicotine inhaling products (also known as e ..read more
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2M ago
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5M ago
In this blog for World No Tobacco Day, Louise O’Connor from IPH's policy team discusses the recently proposed changes to tobacco control legislation in ..read more
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8M ago
- 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 ..read more
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10M ago
- In this blog, IPH Public Health Development Officer, Dr Joanna Purdy, shares insights from a recent seminar on alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) on the island of Ireland. In late 2023, the ..read more
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11M ago
- The UK is in line to be the first country in Europe to fortify flour in a bid to reduce the occurrence of certain birth defects. In this blog, Dr Jenny Mack, Consultant in Public Health Medicine ..read more
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11M ago
- In this blog, Louise O’Connor, a senior research assistant at the Institute of Public Health, discusses what measures could be introduced to decrease the appeal of nicotine inhaling products to ..read more
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1y ago
- On the 20th anniversary of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, IPH Director of Policy Dr Helen McAvoy reflects on tobacco industry interference in policy making ..read more