Interventions with Parents in the Early Years for improved health outcomes: A focus on behaviour and cognitive development/school readiness

Equity Action is a Joint Action between the EU and Member States aiming to reduce health inequalities by helping to improve policies at national and regional level and harness the contribution of stakeholders. Dr Cotter of IPH completed this literature review as part of Equity Action Work Package 6

Shooting up 2009 revised final

Shooting Up Infections among injecting drug users in the united Kingdom 2008 - An update 2009

Shooting up Report 2008 (PDF 1.6MB)

Shooting Up: Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2007- An Update: October 2008

Shooting Up - An Update: October 2007 (PDF 1208 KB)

Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2006

Primary School Survey 2006 - Knowledge and use of Alcohol Cigarettes and Drugs (PDF 565 KB)

Primary School Survey 2006 - Knowledge and use of alcohol, cigarettes and drugs.

Shooting Up: Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom 2005 - Northern Ireland Summary (PDF 149 KB)

Shooting Up: Infections among injecting drug users in the United Kingdom - Northern Ireland Summary

Shooting Up An Update: October 2006 (PDF 1MB)

Infections among injecting drug users in the UK 2005 - An Update: October 2006

Shooting Up - An Update: October 2005 (PDF 455 KB)

Infections Among Injecting Drug Users in the UK 2004

Shooting Up - An Update: October 2004 (PDF 369 KB)

Infections Among Drug Users in the UK 2003

Drug and Alcohol Knowledge and Use Amongst Primary School Children (PDF 246 KB)

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Shooting Up - An Update: December 2003 (PDF 190 KB)

Infections Among Drug Users in the UK 2003

Child Care (Pre School Services) Regulations 1996 and Child Care (Pre School Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

The purpose of this Guide is to offer guidance on the Child Care (Pre- School Services) Regulations, 1996. It is written for persons charged with responsibility for implementing the legislation and for anyone affected by its provisions, in particular persons who are carrying on or proposing to carry on a pre-school service. The Regulations and the Explanatory Guide expand on the provisions of Part VII of the Child Care Act, 1991 Download the Report here

Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Pre-School Services

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The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2006

The Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2006 This report presents data from the HBSC Ireland 2006, the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey. The 2006 HBSC survey is the third time that data of this kind has been collected from young people across the Republic of Ireland; previous surveys were conducted in 2002 and 1998. Click here to download PDF 1.3mb

National Standards for Pre-School Services

National Standards for Pre-School Services Click here to download PDF 168KB