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2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 1999-2007

2016

02 December 2016 - Creating an effective response to obesity: the role of complex systems thinking in intervention design and evaluation

25 October 2016 - Open Access: Tackling health inequalities

24 February 2016 - The development of cross-sectoral local data to support Healthy Ireland

18 February 2016 - Health Protection Inequalities on the Island of Ireland Seminar

2015

30 November 2015 - North South Alcohol Policy Advisory Group Knowledge Exchange Forum 2015

22 October 2015 - Food Poverty: Enough is Enough

22 October 2015 - Open Access Resources for Public Health - Presentations and audio from event held in Dublin 22 October 2015

14 - 15 May 2015 - HSLG Annual Conference

21 April 2015 - Changes in food poverty over time in the Republic of Ireland

23 March 2015 - Enough is Enough

2014

3 - 5 November 2014 - Comprehensive HIA training course

20 October 2014 - Open Access can help deliver a Healthy Ireland

6 October 2014 - Launch of report on "Longstanding health conditions among three-year -old children in the Republic of Ireland in 2011"

14th October 2014 - 3rd IPH Open Conference, Belfast

5-6 & 9-10 June 2014 - The Endgame Tobacco Control Workshop, Belfast and Dublin

June 2014 - The Child Injury Prevention Network: Learning from the conference

22 & 23 May 2014 - Annual HSLG Conference

26th February 2014 - Training on the Health Well (two sessions to students and some public health professionals), UCL

20th January 2014 - Training on the Health Well (to HSE staff), UCC

13 January 2014 - Preventing Injury to Children - Can we do better?

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2013

22 October 2013 - Getting the information you need; the role of Open Access in health and wellbeing (Dublin)

8 October 2013 - 2nd IPH Open Conference , Dublin

24 September 2013 - Stroke: new estimates and forecasts of the number of people who have had a stroke , Letterkenny

24 September 2013 - HIA Training Programme 11, Holiday Inn, Belfast

5 September 2013 - Supporting research and evaluation in the community and voluntary sector (Belfast)

10 June 2013 - Supporting physical activity in urban communities: Lessons from recent walkability studies (Cork)

24 April 2013 - Food Choices - What determines the food choices we make? (Dublin)

7th March 2013 - What do we know about the gap between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy on the island of Ireland? Report Launch, Forestview, Belfast

2012

1st IPH Open Conference 11th October 2012, King's Hall Belfast

New estimates and forecasts of the number of people with musculoskeletal conditions 5th September 2012 University of Limerick (UL)

The diabetes epidemic: new subnational estimates and forecasts of the number of people with diabetes st August 2012, University of Cork (UCC)

Coronary heart disease New estimates and forecasts 26th June 2012, Queen’s University Belfast

HIA Training Programme 10 12 March 2012; Dublin 12-14 March 2012

2011

8 November 2011 - HIA Forum Meeting, Lisburn

21 March 2011 - HIA Training Programme, Holiday Inn, Belfast

11 March 2011 - Launch of Obesity Hub, Dublin

15 February 2011 - Launch of Obesity Hub, UCC, Cork

2010

7 October 2010 - HIA Seminar, Forestview, Belfast

10 June 2010 - Ireland on the move: enhancing opportunities for physical activity in the built environment, The Clarion Hotel IFSC

4 June 2010 - Spirit Level Seminar, Alexander Hotel, Dublin

15 March 2010 - Health Impact Assessment Training, Strabane

15 March 2010 - Making Chronic Conditions Count Launch, Buswells Hotel, Dublin

25 February 2010 - Climate Change Seminar, RCPI, Dublin

24 February 2010 - PHA - Learning from Others: Addressing the Determinants of Health and Wellbeing, Belfast

8 February 2010 - HIA Training Programme, Dublin

2009

8 December 2009 - Health Analysts’ Special Interest Group Seminar 4, Forestview, Belfast

8 October 2009 - Belfast Healthy Cities 21st Anniversary Lecture, QUB

17 September 2009 - HIA Forum, Waterford

2 July 2009 - Health Analysts’ Special Interest Seminar Group 3, University College Cork

8 May 2009 - Health Analysts’ Special Interest Group Seminar 2, Dundalk Institute of Technology

7 May 2009 - HIA Forum, Galway

28 April 2009 - HIA Forum, Gasyard, Derry

9-11 February 2009 - HIA Training Programme, Canal Court Hotel, Newry

19-20 January 2009 - All Ireland Health Intelligence 2009

13 January 2009 - Sharon Friel Seminar, Belfast

12 January 2009 - Sharon Friel Seminar, Dublin

2008

2 December 2008 - Health Analysts’ Special Interest Group Seminar 1, Canal Court Hotel, Newry

All-Ireland Health Intelligence 2008

28 October 2008 - HIA Forum, Belfast

18 August 2008 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 12, Tipperary Institute

12 August 2008 - INIsPHO Seminar 8, Dublin

19 May 2008 - HIA Training Programme, Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham

12 May 2008 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 10, Belfast

12 May 2008 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 11, Belfast

23 April 2008 - INIsPHO Seminar 7, Forestview, Belfast

22 April 2008 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 8, Tipperary Institute

22 April 2008 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 9, Tipperary Institute

25 March 2008 - INIsPHO Seminar 6, Radisson Hotel, Dublin

19 February 2008 - Richard Corden Dinner, Hilton Templepatrick Hotel

8 January 2008 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 7, Belfast (Forestview)

1999 - 2007

14 December 2007 - INIsPHO Seminar 5, Dublin

13 November 2007 - NIsPHO Seminar 4, Dublin

13 November 2007 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 6, Dublin

16 October 2007 - 8th HIA International Conference, Dublin Castle

20 September 2007 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 4, Belfast

20 September 2007 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 5, Belfast

6 September 2007 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 3, Limerick

4 September 2007 - Monitoring diabetes: seminar to promote all-Ireland approach, Forestview

4 September 2007 - INIsPHO Seminar 3, Dublin

27 June 2007 - INIsPHO Seminar 2, Jury’s Inn Custom House, Dublin

INIsPHO Training Workshop 2, Cork

21 June 2007 - All-Ireland Meeting on Tobacco Control, Ballymascanlan Hotel, Dundalk

14 June 2007 - INIsPHO Training Workshop 1, Derry

21 May 2007 - HIA Training Programme, 21 - 23 May 2007

23 April 2007 - Developing the Anti-Poverty Agenda, Belfast

23 April 2007 - INIsPHO Seminar 1, Dublin

13-15 November 2006 - 3rd All Ireland Cancer Conference 2006, Waterfront Hall, Belfast

7 -8 November 2006 - All-Ireland Health Intelligence 2006, Kilmainham, Dublin

18 October 2006 - Action for Equity, Carlingford

25-27 September 2006 - HIA Training Programme 4, Grand Hotel, Malahide

20 September 2006 - CPA - Tackling Poverty and Health Inequalities, Croke Park, Dublin

7-8 September 2006 - 5th Population Health Summer School, University College Cork

11-13 January 2006 - HIA Training Programme 3, Alexander Hotel, Dublin

19 October 2005 - HIA Training Programme 2, Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast

1 June 2005 - HIA Training Programme 1, Ballymascanlon Hotel, Dundalk

1 March 2005 - HIA Training Programme 1, Ballymascanlon Hotel, Dundalk

9 December 1999 - Partnership Workshop 09/12/1999, Dublin Castle

23 October 1999 - New Horizons, Dublin Castle

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10 April 2018

The overall aim of this EU project was to contribute to halting the rise of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents by 2020. JANPA stands for “Joint Action on Nutrition and Physical Activity”.

Considerable work has been done on the healthcare costs of adult obesity. Impacts of childhood obesity, however, are rarely included in such obesity costing studies. More work was necessary to understand the impacts of childhood obesity as well as exploring non-healthcare (societal) costs in more detail. JANPA Work Package 4 starts to fill this gap by “developing the evidence-based economic rationale for action on childhood obesity”.

The technical objectives of Work Package 4 are:

to describe the lifetime impact and cost of childhood obesity
to assess the benefits of reducing childhood obesity by 1% and 5%.

This was attempted in seven European countries.

Professor Kevin Balanda (kevin.balanda@publichealth.ie) led JANP WP4. The JANPA WP4 costing model was implemented in an adaptation of the UKHF’s existing software.

JANPA WP4 was a very challenging project and its final deliverables are now available. In particular, final figures for Ireland and Northern Ireland are presented in Deliverable D4.6.

JANPA

JANPA WP4

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13 February 2018

The Association for the Study of Obesity on the island of Ireland (ASOI) has successfully changed the word for obesity in the Irish language. ‘Otracht’ was previously the Irish term for obesity. The English translation of ‘otracht’ is critical, negative and derogatory.

“Language is important. The words we choose matter” says Dr Jean O’Connell, Chair of ASOI. “People living with certain stigmatised diseases say that coping with the stigma of the disease is harder than coping with the disease itself. We need to change the way that we talk about overweight and obesity, in every language”.

Niamh Arthurs (Public Health and Clinical Nutritionist, ASOI Education role) addressed this concern with Foras Na Gaeilge. They advised Ms Arthurs to bring the case to the translation section of the Oireachtas in Leinster House. Following discussion, they informed the ASOI that the word ‘murtall’ will be used instead of ‘otracht’ in legislation in Ireland and they will also advise European institutions to use the term ‘murtall’ in future. Foras Na Gaeilge also stated that they would recommend general use of the term ‘murtall’.

'Murtall' the new term for obesity in the Irish Language

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23 February 2017

Eating 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day may give us longer lives, say researchers

The study, by Imperial College London, showed that while eating the recommended five a day still helps reduce the risk of disease, the highest benefits are seen in people who consume 10 portions and calculated such eating habits could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths each year. A portion counts as 80g (3oz) of fruit or veg - the equivalent of a small banana, a pear or three heaped tablespoons of spinach or peas. The team also identified specific fruit and veg that reduced the risk of cancer and heart disease. Lower risks of cancer were linked to eating; green veg (eg spinach); yellow veg (eg peppers), and cruciferous vegetables (eg cauliflower). Lower risks of heart disease and strokes were linked to eating; apples; pears; citrus fruits; salads; green leafy vegetables (eg lettuce) and cruciferous veg.

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16 February 2017

New research from safefood reveals men and young adults the least able when it comes to food and cooking skills

The research has measured the state of the nation’s food and cooking skills and has found men and young adults had lower levels of confidence and used less food and cooking skills like planning, cooking in batches or using up leftovers. Among those surveyed for the research, keeping basic food cupboard ingredients and sharing cooking responsibilities were viewed as positive ways to encourage more home cooking, however time pressures and "fussy eaters" were identified as barriers to cooking. Amanda McCloat, Head of The Home Economics Department at St. Angela's College, Sligo and Research Contributor commented “What was really evident from the research is how people gained confidence from simply trying out a recipe and how we should be encouraging non-cooks to give it a go.”

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3 February 2017

Cancer cases among women are rising six times faster than in men, according to new research.

According to Cancer Research UK, unhealthy lifestyles are responsible for the rise in cancer cases among both sexes - but women are bearing the brunt of the increase. Obesity is one of the factors that can increase the risk of cancers that only affect women, such as womb cancer and ovarian cancer. Cervical and oral cancers are also on the rise in women. Smoking rates are now falling across the UK - but lung cancer figures are beginning to reflect women who took up the habit over recent decades. The charity says that cancer rates will continue to climb nearly six times faster in women than men over the next 20 years.

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31 January 2017

Boys in secondary schools ‘42% fitter than girls’, study suggests

Boys in Irish secondary schools are 42 per cent fitter than girls and the gender gap in fitness levels widens as they get older, a new study of more than 22,000 students suggests. The research for the Irish Life Health Schools Fitness Challenge showing students experienced a significant improvement in their fitness levels after just six weeks of exercise training, with first-year boys (+11 per cent) and fourth-year girls (+14 per cent) showing the biggest improvement levels overall. A report entitled Gender in Sport published by the European Institute of Gender Equality last week said a number of practical barriers to women’s participation in sport still existed.

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25 January 2017

Draft Belfast Bicycle Network 2017 - Consultation

The Northern Ireland Minister for Infrastructure is committed to increasing the level of active travel and strongly supports improving health and wellbeing for everyone across the region. In this draft Belfast Bicycle Network consultation document, the Minister sets out his plans to develop a quality bicycle infrastructure for Belfast. The Consultation opened on 23 January 2017. Closing date 13 April 2017 at 17:00.

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17 January 2017

New report from WHO offers global resource on using the law to improve health

Soda tax in Mexico. Salt limits in South Africa. Plain tobacco packaging in Australia. National health insurance in Ghana. A new report produced by WHO and partners has case studies on how new laws have improved the health and safety of people, providing a resource for countries to learn from positive experiences in other parts of the world.

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10 January 2017

Meeting the physical activity guidelines at the weekend still found to produce significant health benefits

Many busy, working people try to fit in all their exercise at the weekend, becoming ‘weekend warriors’. Researchers from Loughborough University and the University of Sydney analysed data on the time people spent doing exercise and their health over 18 years. The findings are based on a survey of about 64,000 adults aged over 40 in England and Scotland. They found that no matter how often people exercised in a week or for how long, the health benefits were similar as long as they met the activity guidelines (150 minutes of moderate activity per week). Being active without managing the recommended 150 minutes of moderate activity a week was still enough to reduce the risk of an early death by a third.

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10 January 2017

Law to protect breastfeeding mothers to be introduced in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Health Minister Michelle O’Neill will bring forward legislation to protect mothers who breastfeed their children in a public place. Breastfeeding rates in the north have remained static over the past number of years. Societal and cultural attitudes are important influencing factors for breastfeeding. The Minister commented: “The reasons why women choose not to breastfeed, or stop breastfeeding, are varied and complex. We need to provide support to mothers and address the negative influences. This legislation will contribute to increasing public tolerance and acceptability of breastfeeding, as part of a range of activities to improve our breastfeeding rates.”

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