28 Aug 2008

News Release: August 28, 2008.

Action needed on higher level of ill-health among poor 

All-Island report welcomed by World Health Organisation

21 Aug 2008

A first-ever Cross Border Plan which describes how 43 partners will work across sectors and across the border for the benefit of socially excluded women within the North West was launched today. 

14 Aug 2008

The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) launched two datasets that can be easily used to make more comprehensive comparisons between different areas of the island. The two datasets are called The All-Ireland Health and Social Care Indicator Set and Irish Health Poverty Index.

The presentation of this event can now be accessed here.

12 Aug 2008

The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) today launched two datasets that can be easily used to make more comprehensive comparisons between different areas of the island. The two datasets are called The All-Ireland Health and Social Care Indicator Set and Irish Health Poverty Index. They consist of 60 health-related indicators that are now available for every county in the Republic of Ireland and every local government district in Northern Ireland.

21 Jul 2008

A new public website ‘Cancer e-Atlas’ has been launched by the newly established National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) to improve public access to basic cancer statistics at Local Authority and Cancer Network level across England.  It presents data on the incidence of, and mortality / survival from the main types of cancers in men and women.

Click here to find out more
 

4 Jul 2008

HIghlights in July's edition of 'Public Health News in Ireland' include:

4 Jul 2008