Creating healthier communities

Presentation which considers how HIA can be used as a tool to support healthier communities

A Guide to Creating Gender-Sensitive Health Services - 2nd Edition

A Guide to Creating Gender-Sensitive Health Services Р2nd Edition The Women̢?Ts Health Council is a statutory body established in 1997 to advise the Minister for Health and Children on all aspects of women's health. Following a recommendation in the Report of the Second Commission on the Status of Women (1993), the national Plan for Women̢?Ts Health 1997-1999 was published in 1997. Click here to download PDF 677kb

Creating Excellence in Dementia Care: A Research Review for Ireland's National Dementia Strategy

Dementia is a progressive condition that largely affects older people, impacting on their memory, language, ability to communicate, mood and personality. The course of the illness may be gradual and sometimes subtle, as is classically the case in Alzheimerâ?Ts disease. While dementia is a medical condition, recent insights from the psychosocial, sociopolitical and public health perspectives have focused attention on the human, social and economic implications of the disease.   Click here to download PDF 2.7mb