PHMEHG position papers
Public Health Medicine Environment and Health Group - Position Papers
The group has developed position papers on public health issues about which we are sometimes asked for advice so that we provide consistent health advice. Some of the position papers that we have developed to date include:
- Greening of Urban Environments and Public Health - November 2022
- Indoor Air Quality: Summary - September 2022
- Indoor air quality (Excluding Radon and Environmental Tobacco Smoke) - May 2022
- Wind Energy - currently not available as under review for updating
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Housing and Health
- National Congenital Anomalies Registry
Information, Data and Reports for
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Environment and Health
- Air Quality
- Bathing Water and Health
- Carbon Monoxide
- Climate Change
- Energy and Health
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Extreme weather events
- Flooding
- Heat Health Advice for Older Adults
- Health Effects of Air Pollution
- Heat Health Advice for those with children
- Heat Health Advice for Health and Care Professionals
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Cold weather
- Cold Weather Advice for the General Public
- Air Quality and Safe Room Ventilation During Cold Weather
- Cold Weather Advice for Older People and their Families and Neighbours
- Cold Weather Advice for Parents and Caregivers: Tips to Keep your Children Warm this Winter
- Cold Weather Advice for People with Specific Medical Conditions
- Cold Weather Advice for Health and Care Professionals
- Frostbite and Hypothermia
- Useful Links and Resources
- Air Pollution Health Advice
- Air pollution from wildfires
- Storms
- Heat
- Noise: Environmental Noise Guidelines
- Radon and health
- Radiation
- Odour: Environment and Public Health
- Review of Environment and Health Needs, HSE Public Health: Health Protection
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Public Health Medicine Environment and Health Guidance and other Resources
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Heatwaves - Health Impacts
- Covid-19 & Heatstroke
- Heatwave Advice - Children
- Air pollution from wildfires
- Dehydration
- Heatwave Health Advice
- Heatwave Advice - Older Adults
- Heatwave Advice - Older Persons Services
- Heatwave Advice - Outdoor Workers
- Indoor Temperature Control
- Sun and outdoor safety
- Preventing sunburn in children
- Causes and prevention -Skin cancer (melanoma)
- Investigation of possible waterborne disease
- Water Safety
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Heatwaves - Health Impacts
- PHMEHG Submissions
- PHMEHG position papers
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