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IPH marks 25 years of shaping public health policy

Institute of Public Health

Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping public health policy across the island of Ireland for 25 years. Watch summary video In his address, Professor McKee argued that governments will only achieve the best possible outcomes for their people if they invest in their health.

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What to know about RFK Jr.’s stances on key health issues and what he could do at HHS

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. What is the role of the Department of Health and Human Services, and how much power does the HHS secretary have over its work? What do we know about the connection between food and mental health? Kennedy Jr.

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What To Know About RFK Jr.’s Stances on Key Health Issues and What He Could Do at HHS

KFF Health News

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is coming into the nomination process in an unusual position, with a long list of his own policy priorities separate from the president-elect’s, and a public promise by Trump to let him “go wild” on his ideas. Kennedy Jr.