14 Jul 2009

Access the latest Ireland and Northern Ireland Government information and advice on Influenza A (H1N1) (also known as Swine Flu) from the below websites:  

Department of Health and Children (DOHC) - http://www.dohc.ie
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) - http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk
Health Protection Agency - http://www.hpa.org.uk

1 Apr 2009

IPH recently presented at the 24th All Ireland Social Medicine Meeting (AISMM)

The 24th AISMM including presentations on key issues in public health and social medicine. Various presentation themes included obesity, health improvement, maternal and child health, cardiovascular health and cancer. 

IPH presented posters on the following:

1. Local data to support local action

2. Public health networks

17 Apr 2009

Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) Chief Executive, Dr. Jane Wilde, today welcomed Minister Mary Wallace’s statement on the need to re-double efforts in tackling obesity and her commitment to taking a cross-government approach.

Dr. Wilde said: “Most of the actions needed to prevent obesity fall outside the health sector and a much wider societal response is required.
   

The following presentation and posters were presented by IPH staff at the 24th All Ireland Social Medicine Meeting, held 20-22 March 2009

The 24th All Ireland Social Medicine Meeting included a scientific programme of oral and poster presentations on key issues in public health and social medicine. Presentation themes included obesity, health improvement, maternal and child health, cardiovascular health and cancer.

10 Apr 2009

The European Commission Director-General for 'Health and Consumers' (DG SANCO) recently consulted on how the European Union can contribute to reducing health inequalities both within and between members states.  Key stakeholders involved in European work with the European Commission in the areas of social policy and employment policy were consulted. DG SANCO will then develop a Commission Communication aiming to support the reduction of health inequalities in the EU. The consultation closed 15 April.

The European Commission's Directorate-General for 'Health and Consumers' (DG SANCO) launched a consultation on EU action to reduce health inequalities which closed on 15 April 2009. 

The aim of the consultation was to collect views on how the European Union can contribute to reducing health inequalities both within and between member states. 

Access the consultation paper here

Access the IPH response below:

6 Apr 2009

When is a simple answer sufficient?
Understanding complex interventions – implications for policy and practice in public health

Many of the major determinants of ill health and inequalities have roots in complex relationships between the individual and social forces shaping our choices and experiences over the life-course. Our efforts will too often be “confounded” and frustrated, if we imagine that we can easily unpack “the black box”.

1 Apr 2009

The next Health Analysts' Special Interest Group (HASIG) seminar will focus on using data at different geographical levels. Speaking at the event are Martin Charlton, National Centre for Geocomputation, NUI Maynooth, Fiona Johnston, Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS) and Howard Johnson and Carmel Cullen, Health Intelligence, Health Service Executive (HSE).  The seminar will take place in Dundalk Institute of Technology.

Access seminar programme here