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The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) promotes cooperation for public health between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland by:-
- strengthening public health intelligence;
- building public health capacity;
- policy and programme development and evaluation.
We work with a range of partners to bring people and organisations from across the island together to promote collective action for sustained improvements in health. Tackling inequalities in health across the island of Ireland is a focus for all our work. Over the past ten years the Institute has produced over 50 publications, held over 30 conferences and workshops and responded to relevant policy consultations. IPH was established in 1998 and has offices in Belfast and Dublin.
IPH is a key partner in two recently established research centres, the UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health (Northern Ireland), one of five UK centres created as part of a new £20 million investment, and the national HRB Centre for Health and Diet Research which aims to provide evidence based policy for diet and nutrition policy in Ireland.
IPH is a member of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), a global venture dedicated to strengthening global public health capacity by strengthening and linking national public health institutes.
IPH report links unemployment with rising mental health problems for men
The economic recession with its accompanying rise in unemployment rates is linked to extremely adverse effects for men’s mental health - according to new research from the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH).
The research report Facing the Challenge – The Impact of the Recession and Unemployment on Men’s Health in Ireland launched at the start of Men’s Health Week, identifies a strong expectation of increased mental health problems for men given the very strong correlation between unemployment and male mental ill health.
The report is the result of a research and consultation process carried out, in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, by Nexus Research Co-operative on behalf of IPH.
93% of frontline organisations, North and South, in contact with unemployed men linked health challenges to unemployment and recession and all organisations surveyed noted adverse health challenges for men they work with. In addition to health challenges being higher for unemployed men, they were also very high for men who saw themselves as being threatened with unemployment.
The organisations surveyed and the men who were interviewed identified the challenges to health as:
• High levels of stress or anxiety
• Dependency on or over-use of alcohol/other drugs
• Deterioration in physical health
• Development of conflict in family or close personal relationships
• Isolation (including sharing or communicating problems)
• A reluctance to approach services or seek help
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