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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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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? The HHS secretary is also in a position to shape public opinion if given a platform to do so by the media.

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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.