APHO News
IPH Regional Launch of the Obesity Hub, Limerick. Presentations now available.
Posted August 4th, 2011 by suzanne.kirk13 Sep 2011
IPH Regional Launch of the Obesity Hub, Sligo. Presentations now available.
Posted July 20th, 2011 by suzanne.kirk26 Aug 2011
The Regional Launch of the Obesity Hub (www.obesityhub.info) took place on 25 August 2011 at the ETC Building, Sligo General Hospital.
The South West Public Health Observatory (SWPHO) publishes new end of life care report - dementia
Posted November 16th, 2010 by suzanne.kirk10 Nov 2010
The South West Public Health Observatory (SWPHO) have just published, on behalf of the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, a new report on Deaths from Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and senility
Latest Technical Briefing; “Measuring smoking prevalence in local populations”.
Posted March 15th, 2010 by suzanne.kirk15 Mar 2010
The seventh in the series of APHO Technical Briefings is called "Measuring smoking prevalence in local populations”.
Local smoking data at a population level is necessary for planning, targeting and evaluating local services and initiatives aimed at improving health and reducing health inequalities through lifestyle change.
New report on undiagnosed diabetes in Scotland
Posted February 2nd, 2010 by suzanne.kirk2 Feb 2010
Scotland's Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO) has released a report on undiagnosed cases of diabetes across Scotland. The report uses the PBS model that INIsPHO has adapted for use on the island of Ireland and data from the Scottish Diabetes Survey 2008.
To read more about this report click here.
December 2011 - National Library for Public Health e-Newsletter
Posted November 17th, 2009 by suzanne.kirk12 Dec 2011
The National Library for Public Health is part of NHS Evidence and is managed by the North Eastern Public Health Observatory (NEPHO) in the United Kingdom http://www.nepho.org.uk/.
Each month the Library publishes an e-newsletter that includes news items and resources added to the Library in the previous month on all aspects of public health.
Click here to view the NLPH e-newsletter for December 2011
Latest APHO Technical Briefing
Posted September 25th, 2009 by suzanne.kirk25 Sep 2009
The sixth in the series of APHO Technical Briefings assesses the types of small area data available to analysts and local policy makers across the UK and Ireland, reflecting, as much as possible, the differences between the constituent nations.
Four PhD studentships in UKCRC Centre for Translational Research in Public Health
Posted August 18th, 2009 by suzanne.kirk18 Aug 2009
Three Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) PhD studentships are available to start this autumn in the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, a UKCRC public health research centre of excellence.
The studentships are funded by ESRC under the jointly funded e-health infrastructure initiative, which is led by the NIHR capacity building programme, and aims to build capacity for future research using personalised electronic health records.
APHO Marketing Report
Posted July 29th, 2009 by suzanne.kirk29 Jul 2009
This report gives examples of the work of the Association, Public Health and Themed Observatories to support commissioning and looks at the way forward.
NOO Standard Evaluation Framework for Weight Management Interventions
Posted April 1st, 2009 by suzanne.kirk1 Apr 2009
The National Obesity Observatory has developed a Standard Evaluation Framework (SEF) to assist practitioners in the evaluation of weight management interventions.
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