OLDER people who are physically active are at lower risk of developing breast and prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and depression. The findings are contained in a review of all published reviews of studies that assessed the relationship between physical activity and health in adults aged 60 years or older.
Publications
In this section you can access the latest publications from IPH and search for publications including policy papers, research and consultations related to IPH work and work with its partners.
This consultation paper has been drafted to invite public opinion on current liquor licensing laws in Northern Ireland, and to seek views on whether changes could be made in the future to ensure Northern Ireland has a more flexible and modern licensing framework to respond to changing expectations and lifestyles.
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) submitted the below response to the UK consultation on the proposal to add folic acid to flour. The consulting bodies included the Department of Health and Social Care (England), Department of Health (Northern Ireland), Scottish Government, and Welsh Government.
The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) submitted the below response to the recent Food Safety Authority of Ireland consultation in respect of regulations to be made under sections 12 and 13 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018.
The focus of the consultation is a change in law which would provide the Department with a power to designate an event taking place in Northern Ireland as a “special event.” The Department, having designated an event as a “special event”, would then have the power to vary permitted hours for the sale of alcoholic drinks at the event.
A CONSULTATION report on developing a Healthy Workplace Framework published by the Department of Health (ROI).
The New Strategic Direction for Alcohol and Drugs Phase 2 (NSD-2) is a cross-departmental strategy led by the Department of Health, which aims to reduce the level of alcohol and drug-related harm in Northern Ireland. The overall aim of the review was to evaluate the impact of NSD-2 on its aims of preventing and addressing harm related to substance misuse in Northern Ireland.
Professor Kevin Balanda presents the findings of Work Package 4 of the EU Joint Action on Physical Activity and Nutrition (JANPA) at the final conference, in Paris on 24 November 2017.
