Evidence-informed policy and practice

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Thursday 1 October 2009

Session 1 - Systems approaches to evaluation

Professor George Kaplan, Director, Center for Social Epidemiology & Population Health (CSEPH), Michigan, USA -
http://www.mediator.qub.ac.uk/ms/producer/frankkee/georgekaplan.htm
 

The next Health Analysts' Special Interest Group (HASIG) seminar will focus on Analytical approaches to filling small aread data gaps and will take place on Tuesday 8th December 2009.

Speaking at the event are Lorraine Fahy, INIsPHO, Dr. Diane Anderson, Health & Social Care Board, Northern Ireland , Prof. Anthony Staines, Dublin City University and Dr. Julian Flowers, Association of Public Health Observatories.

The seminar will take place in The Institute of Public Health, Forestview, Belfast.

CARDI seeks for its Dublin base a Communications Officer – New Media

Closing date is 12noon on Friday 4 December 2009. 

More information and application can be downloaded from www.cardi.ie/vacancies

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The final Health Analysts’ Special Interest Group seminar of 2009 entitled ‘Analytical approaches to filling small area data gaps’ was held on 8 December in the offices of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland in Belfast.

The seminar focussed on some of the analytical approaches that can be applied to the problem of the lack of accurate and reliable population-based data, particularly relating to lifestyle factors, to support public health action at small area levels.

Speakers included (click below to view the presentations):

Highlights in the December issue of 'Public Health News in Ireland' include:

Research shows that number of years lived in bad health has increased

Ireland was successful during the 20th century at keeping people alive for longer but has not managed to extend their healthy life spans to the same extent, according to a report launched today by the Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI).

Highlights include:

• IPH predicts dramatic rise in chronic diseases
• Climate change and health
• IPH welcomes new Belfast Health Development Unit
• CARDI: Increased grants available for ageing
• Consultations
• Events

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