'Making Diabetes Count'
12th June 2006
Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, Dublin

Launch of first report  of The Irish Diabetes Prevalence Working Group, Ireland and Northern Ireland's Population Health Observatory (INIsPHO), Institute of Public Health in Ireland.

'Recent Developments in Knowledge Management for Public Health’ - Launch of the All-Ireland electronic library for public health

Linen Hall Library, Belfast, 6 March 2006

Last year, Ireland and Northern Ireland’s Population Health Observatory (INIsPHO) was established in the Institute of Public Health in Ireland.

After the success of the Inaugural All-Ireland Health Intelligence conference, we’d like to keep the momentum going.

We have attached all of the presentations that were made at the conference below.

The conference report which we believe is a valuable resource for the development of an All-Ireland health intelligence network will be added soon.

19 Jan 2006

ISSUE DATE: Thursday 19th January 2006

An all-island body committed to tackling inequalities in health, the Institute of Public Health in Ireland announced today (Thursday, 19 January 2006) the establishment of an online version of two key public health information resources on the island.

1 Feb 2006

In spite of eating less well, those on low incomes spend a much larger proportion of their income on food, the AGM of the Northern Ireland Public Health Alliance heard today as their Research Officer, Dr. Joanna Purdy presented findings from current research.

The main conclusion of the research is that there are systematic differences in what we eat based on how wealthy we are. Dr. Purdy said:

6 Mar 2006

A new all-Ireland electronic library for public health will make finding information about the public's health, and the factors that affect it much easier.
 
As health is affected by so many factors, information about health tends to be dispersed over many different sites. The library brings together more than 400 resources including policies and strategies, research and evaluation reports, data sets and qualitative information - and will help those working in population health across the island.

6 Mar 2006

'Recent Developments in Knowledge Management for Public Health’ - Launch of the All-Ireland electronic library for public health

Linen Hall Library, Belfast, 6 March 2006

Last year, Ireland and Northern Ireland’s Population Health Observatory (INIsPHO) was established in the Institute of Public Health in Ireland.

12 Jun 2006

Report finds 141,063 adults over age 20 in the Republic of Ireland have diabetes

Working Group strongly recommends national diabetes registers on the island, North and South

12 Jun 2006

Report finds 67,063 adults over age 20 in Northern Ireland have diabetes

Working Group strongly recommends national diabetes registers on the island, North and South

12 Jun 2006

'Making Diabetes Count'
12th June 2006
Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, Dublin

The launch of first report of The Irish Diabetes Prevalence Working Group, Ireland and Northern Ireland's Population Health Observatory (INIsPHO), Institute of Public Health in Ireland will be held on 12 June 2006.