Evidence-informed policy and practice

A systematic approach to forecasting population prevalence on the island of Ireland in 2010 and 2015.

ISBN Number: 
978-0-9555912-0-4

The All-Ireland Health Data Inventory. Part 1 is a catalogue of key sources of health data in the Republic and Northern Ireland. It includes relevant datasets from the major information reviews, conducted in the North and South, in the past few years.

Information is essential for informed decision making and service provision. This inventory draws together information sources to facilitate such decision making.

This report is an account of the work of the Institute of Public Health in Ireland and how it has developed over the past ten years.

Date published: 
12 August, 2008

Published by: 
Institute of Public Health in Ireland

National health information can hide important differences in health at local level.  There is currently no system for monitoring local health and social wellbeing across the island of Ireland. To support development of an agreed suite of indicators, INIsPHO has created an all-Ireland dataset entitled the All-Ireland Health and Wellbeing Dataset (AIHWDS).  This resource will enable users will now be able to compare a wide range of indicators that will allow them to obtain a more comprehensive profile of a particular area.

Published by: 
INIsPHO

This report presents a North/South profile of physical and mental health, lifestyles and the experience of health services. It was commissioned by the Department of Health and Children and compares health and lifestyles in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland using the population surveys Slán 2007 and NIHSWS 2005. Some of the key findings from the report show that:

Recent IPH Highlights detailed in this document include:

• Celebrating 10 years of North South working
• Tackling obesity
• Social Determinants of Health
• Health impacts of education: a review
• Linking research and policy
• Fuel poverty and health
• Building capacity
• Highlighting differences in health and wellbeing across the island

The social and economic circumstances in which people live strongly influence their chances to be healthy.  Factors such as housing, transport, environment, education and employment are just some of the functions of local government that influence health.

Chronic conditions are responsible for a significant proportion of early deaths.  They reduce quality of life in many of the adults living with them, represent substantial financial costs to patients and the health and social care system, and cause a significant loss of productivity to the economy.