Males (and females who are prepared to 'dress as males') are invited to take part in one of a series of runs being organised by the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI). This event is an extension of MHFI’s celebration of International Men’s Health Week 2010. During this week, men in Ireland were called upon to “Get Up. Get Out. Get Going!” and to increase their level of physical activity.

The next Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine will be held in Belfast.

Further details will be confirmed at http://www.socsocmed.org.uk/

The next Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine will be held in Belfast.

Further details will be confirmed at http://www.socsocmed.org.uk/

The next Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Social Medicine will be held in Belfast.

Further details will be confirmed at http://www.socsocmed.org.uk/

The 25th All Ireland Social Medicine Meeting will take place on 9 September 2010 in Belfast. 

Papers are invited for oral presentation or posters under the broad theme of social medicine, an all-island focus is particularly welcome.

Full details of the conference can be accessed here.

Access the conference booking form

Access the abstract form

'Climate change: What can the health sector do?’ was the focus of this recent Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) seminar.  

This was a follow up to the Climate change seminar held in February, with a specific focus on actions needed by the health sector.  Access IPH paper 'Climate change and health: a platform for action'.
Speakers included: