Evidence-informed policy and practice

Latest IPH Newsletter available - December 2013

 

Welcome to Public Health News in Ireland.

Seasons greetings and good wishes for 2013 to all our readers.

Inside this issue
 

Preventing injury in children: can we do better?

Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for children aged 1 year and over.

Preventing injury requires a coordinated approach from multiple stakeholders.

An event was held on Monday 13 January, 11am-4pm, Bedford Suite, Dublin Castle. 

Access further information and slides from the event here

It aimed to:

NI Press Release: New report shows declines in smoking rates amongst children and pregnant women but warns of tobacco’s toll on children’s health

Tobacco control measures are working but disadvantaged children are at particular risk of tobacco-related harms

Smoking cessation needs to be prioritised for parents during pregnancy and during their child’s early years

ROI Press Release: New report shows declines in smoking rates amongst children and pregnant women but warns of tobacco’s toll on children’s health

Tobacco control measures are working but disadvantaged children are at particular risk of tobacco-related harms

Smoking cessation needs to be prioritised for parents during pregnancy and during their child’s early years

A Tobacco-Free Future - An all-island report on tobacco, inequalities and childhood 2013

A Tobacco-Free Future - An all-island report on tobacco, inequalities and childhood 2013 reveals declines in smoking rates among both children and pregnant women over the past decade, both North and South of the border. This report published by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and the TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland (TFRI), shows that while tobacco control measures are being successful, disadvantaged children are at particular risk of tobacco-related harms.

New report - Prevention and Early Intervention in Children and Young People’s Services- Child Health and Development

This report was developed by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) on behalf of the Centre for Effective Services.

It highlights learning from evaluations of 10 programmes funded as part of the Prevention and Early Intervention Initiative.

Access full report

IPH in the news: Increasing need to keep our blood sugars in check

Source: Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/increasing-need-t...

Increasing need to keep our blood sugars in check (by June Shannon)

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are on the rise, but what exactly is diabetes and can we prevent it?


 

IPH Statement: promoting free, unrestricted, timely online access to publications & other information for the benefit of public health

IPH publishes Open Access Statement for Open Access Week 2013

Open Access (OA) is the immediate, freely available, online access to research outputs. These outputs include peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers and datasets of various types. The restrictions to use, commonly imposed by publisher copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control do not apply.

IPH in the news: Child activity level to be rated globally

Date: Monday 21 October 2013

Source: Irish Examiner  http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2013/1021/ireland/child-activity-l...

Child activity level to be rated globally - By Noel Baker
Ireland will finally receive internationally recognised grades on the level of activity of children next year, researchers have confirmed.

IPH Press Release: Conference hears that more than half of our over 50s are living with two or more chronic diseases and that number is likely to increase dramatically by end of decade

Life Skills and Training Programmes delivering real improvements to mental wellbeing and resilience

IPH says improving public health is everyone’s business

A conference hosted by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) has heard today that over half of our over 50s are living with two or more chronic diseases like diabetes and stroke and that the number of people with these multiple conditions is likely to increase dramatically by the end of this decade.

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