All Ireland Public Health Repository
Not a member yet
3672 research outputs found
Sort by
Healthy choices. Choose wisely: Advice for parents
No full textThis booklet shows how parents and carers of primary school children can choose food from the different food groups to make sure their family is getting all the nutrients they need to stay healthy
Is your waistline creeping up on you?
No full textIf you think you could be inching towards bad health then this leaflet is packed with tips and advice to help you keep your weight and waistline healthy.Now includes food and physical activity diaries to complete, and a pull-out section for a weekly meal planner and shopping list
Regional Health and Social Care Personal and Public Involvement Forum: Annual Update Report 2013/14
No full textThe Regional HSC PPI Annual Report for 2013/14 provides an up-date of the work of the Forum and outlines the key areas that have been progressed including the development of PPI standards and the advancement of a generic PPI awareness raising and training programme
Breast awareness looking out for changes (English and 12 translations)
No full textThis leaflet is used to support the Northern Ireland breast screening programme and describes how women should check their breasts regularly for any changes that are new to themThis is also available in audio format by clicking here.
Eat well plate
No full textThis poster shows graphically how much of each of the following food groups we should eat for a healthy, balanced diet: fruit and vegetables; bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods; milk and dairy foods; meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein; and foods and drinks high in fat and/or sugar.�
Bowel cancer screening: the next step (English and 10 translations)
No full textThis leaflet provides information on further investigations participants may require, including colonoscopy.The translations are of the 2010 versions when screening was for 60��-69 year olds but this has been extended to 60��-74 year olds
Cervical screening: the colposcopy examination (English and 11 translations)
No full textTesting for high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) as triage and test of cure was introduced into the Northern Ireland Cervical Screening Programme on Monday 28 January 2013. This policy change will significantly alter the screening pathway for women with a mild dyskaryosis or borderline smear result
Public Consultation on the development of a National Cancer Strategy for 2016-2025
No full textThe Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has announced that a new National Cancer Strategy is to be developed. This will be the third cancer strategy, covering the period 2016 to 2025.
A Cancer Strategy Steering Group has been established to advise the Department on the development of the Strategy. It is anticipated that the work of the Steering Group will be completed by the end of 2015, when it will make recommendations on a draft Strategy to the Minister. The implementation of a new strategy will commence in 2016.
(Further information is available at: http://health.gov.ie/blog/press-release/steering-group-to-develop-national-cancer-strategy-2016-2025)
National Cancer Strategy 2006: a Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland – Evaluation Panel Report
No full textReview of ‘A Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland’. The review was led by Professor Pádraig Warde of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto. The evaluation panel was very impressed with the excellent progress in the cancer control system in Ireland since the publication of “A Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland” in 2006. Download the report here
Local action on health inequalities: practice resources
No full textThese documents explain factors contributing to inequality in public health and set out methods for local bodies to reduce them.
Documents
The Marmot Review (2010) made a range of recommendations to reduce health inequalities in England.
Building on the Review, the UCL Institute of Health Equity has produced 4 papers which include evidence, and examples of practical action that can be taken at a local level to reduce health inequalities. They are designed for people working in local services, particularly:
directors of public health and public health teams
people working in local authorities services that may influence health and wellbeing, such as planning
health and wellbeing boards
These practice resources build on a series of papers published in 2014 to support local action on health inequalities