Institute of Public Health

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Smoking rates have fallen since the ban – from around 1 in 4 adults in Ireland in 2002 to less than 1 in 5 adults in 2022. In Northern Ireland, around 114,000 homes moved from permitting smoking to being smoke-free between 2012 and 2019, with 6 out of every 7 homes considered smoke-free by 2019.

Health Policy 52

Health Policy Public Health Law and Regulation Tobacco Control Ageing and Health 52

Gideon

DECEMBER 3, 2020

An “outbreak” is often defined as an increase in case numbers for a particular disease in a defined place and time. Outbreaks can evolve into pandemics (such as with COVID-19) or consist of isolated clusters, especially for rare and less-communicable diseases, and can persist for years and even decades. Viral Conjunctivitis – 4.3+

Communicable Diseases 40

Communicable Diseases 40

Gideon

JULY 9, 2020

However, since the SARS outbreak of 2002, there has been an increased frequency of outbreaks. There have been 10 major outbreaks between 2002 and 2020. Traditional insurance policies did not typically offer coverage for business interruption due to communicable diseases. Approximately one per decade.

Communicable Diseases 40

Communicable Diseases 40