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Now available: Final Review of NI Tobacco Control Strategy and reports on mental health and smoking, second-hand smoke exposure, and stakeholder engagement

Institute of Public Health

Today the Department of Health in Northern Ireland published a final review of the 10-year Tobacco Control Strategy (2012-2022). As part of the review, stakeholder engagement was undertaken by IPH in 2022 using a structured and facilitated workshop and a post workshop survey. Access the report

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#WNTD Blog: Tobacco and Mental Health - Untangling the relationship and identifying opportunities to progress policy

Institute of Public Health

IPH Public Health Development Officers, Dr Joanna Purdy and Dr Ciara Reynolds, were among the many delegates to present at the April conference. The report was developed for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, as part of their review of the Ten Year Tobacco Control Strategy for Northern Ireland (2012-2022).

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#WNTD Blog: Gaslighting, greenwashing and personal responsibility – old and new tropes in tobacco industry interference

Institute of Public Health

Three quarters of the Irish population think the government should do more to protect the public from tobacco-related harm and even more believe that tobacco products should be more tightly regulated. That tobacco is a major contributor to the destruction of Ireland’s natural environment and the health of our planet.