Institute of Public Health in Ireland

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The Institute of Public Health in Ireland has been set up to promote north/south co-operation for health by the Department of Health in Ireland and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland. Health is one of the areas in which the North South Ministerial Council has agreed to co-operate (under the Good Friday Agreement).

The Institute works to tackle health inequalities, contribute to public health research and information, strengthen public health capacity and partnerships for health and develop national and international networks.

The Institute supports work to examine current public health databases in Ireland, identifies areas of common concern, develops proposals for work on selected public health issues, and looks at the feasibility of all-Ireland reports on these issues.

The Institute aims to work with the Health Research Board in Ireland and the Research and Development Office in Northern Ireland to identify public health research needs and to contribute to all-Ireland research projects, particularly those in the area of health inequalities and the social determinants of health.