The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) promotes North-South co-operation for public health on the island of Ireland. Tackling inequalities in health is at the heart of all that it does. Ireland and Northern Ireland's Population Health Observatory (INIsPHO) is housed in the Institute. 

The Institute is a partner in two recently established research centres:

The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) promotes North-South co-operation for public health on the island of Ireland. Tackling inequalities in health is at the heart of all that it does. Ireland and Northern Ireland's Population Health Observatory (INIsPHO) is housed in the Institute. 

The Institute is a partner in two recently established research centres:

• The Centre of Excellence for Public Health (Northern Ireland) (QUB)

12 Nov 2008

The next Comprehensive Health Impact Assessment (HIA) training course will take place from 9-11 February 2009.  

The 3-day training gives participants' knowledge and skills so they can plan for and conduct HIA across a range of settings.

Access further information and register for the course here

11 Nov 2008

12 – 4pm 2 December 2008
Canal Court Hotel, Merchants Quay, Newry, Co. Down.

Ireland and Northern Ireland’s Population Health Observatory (INIsPHO) located within IPH invites you to a seminar of the health analysts’ special interest group (HASIG) entitled ‘Demystifying population projections’.

Ireland and Northern Ireland’s Population Health Observatory (INIsPHO) located within IPH invites you to a seminar of the health analysts’ special interest group (HASIG) entitled ‘Demystifying population projections’.

This review is the fourth in a series and illustrates how education impacts on health.

It shows how education influences health through a range of interconnecting pathways and identifies the ways in which social, economic and cultural differences within the population impact on the experience of and outcomes from education with subsequent implications for health. 

4 Nov 2008

Institute of Public Health Review Highlights Impact of Education on Health

The strong link between education level and health was highlighted today in a comprehensive review of the impact of education on health, carried out by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH). 

4 Nov 2008

The findings of Health Impacts of Education: a review will be presented at a lunchtime event on Tuesday 4 November 2008.

The review illustrates how education impacts on health through increasing opportunities for income, employment and personal and social development.  Groups who may be particularly vulnerable to poorer health as a result of their experiences within the education system are highlighted. Particular reference is made to the education systems in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Speakers will include:

5 Nov 2008

A recent Safefoood conference Tackling Food Poverty aimed to promote better understanding of the relationship between food and poverty on the island of Ireland.

The results of two safefood funded projects were launched:

28 Sep 2008

Highlights in September's edition of 'Public Health News in Ireland' include: