2010 study

In addition to the national and international reports HBSC Ireland 2010 data has been used in the following government and other health organisations reports: 

Alcohol Marketing and Young People's Health (2015)

A study carried out by the Health Promotion Research Centre at NUI Galway, commissioned by Alcohol Action Ireland, found that Irish children are exposed to large volumes of alcohol marketing, which increases their likelihood of drinking alcohol and engaging in risky drinking behaviour.

Download the full report:
Fox, K.A., Kelly, C. & Molcho, M. (2015). Alcohol marketing and young people's drinking behaviour in Ireland. Dublin: Alcohol Action Ireland. download

Download the press release:
Irish children are exposed to large volumes of alcohol marketing, research finds. download

Health in Ireland Key Trends 2015

HBSC Ireland data is included in Health in Ireland Key Trends which gives insights into trends in demographics, population health, hospital and primary care and health service employment and expenditure. This is the eighth edition of this easy-to-use reference guide to significant trends in health and health care over the past decade, including population and health status, as well as trends in service provision. This year, new tables, maps and graphs have been included on some specific topics or where new data has been made available.  download (3.56MB)

How's Life? 2015. Measuring Well-being

How’s Life? describes the essential ingredients that shape people’s well-being in OECD and partner countries. It includes a wide variety of statistics, capturing both material well-being and quality of life. This third edition includes a special focus on child well-being and contains HBSC data. 

OECD (2015). How's life? 2015: Measuring Well-being. OECD Publishing, Paris. download

OECD. (2016). How's life in Ireland? OECD Publishing, Paris. download

State of the Nation's Children Report: Ireland 2014

The State of the Nation's Children Report: Ireland 2014 presents administrative, survey and Census data on children's lives. It focuses specifically on children's outcomes (including health, educational and social, emotional and behavioural), children's relationships with family and friends and children's services and supports. The 2014 'State of the Nation's Children' is an updated version of the 2012 Report. HBSC Ireland team member Aoife Gavin was a co-author of the 2012 report. Where updates were not possible data is the same as the 2012 report.

Department of Children and Youth Affairs. (2015). State of the Nation’s Children: Ireland 2014. Dublin: Government Publications. download  

Realizing our vision: report of the Regional Director on the work of WHO in the European Region in 2012–2013.

In 2010, the WHO Regional Committee for Europe adopted an ambitious five-year vision of better health in the WHO European Region. The WHO Regional Office for Europe and the 53 countries it serves therefore agreed to follow a roadmap with specific milestones, to enable the Regional Office to respond to the changing European environment and to further strengthen it as an evidence-based centre of health policy and public health excellence that could better support the Region’s diverse Member States.

The work and achievements over the last four years required great effort, commitment and cooperation from all parties: the Secretariat and Member States that comprise WHO in Europe, which in turn is part of one WHO worldwide, and all WHO’s partners in the Region. Several publications give highlights of the first two years of this journey. This book covers the second two years, which include the halfway point of the period covered by the vision. It describes how all parties are making their vision a reality, to secure better health for everyone in Europe. The report can be downloaded from the   WHO Europe website

Adolescence: building solid foundations for lifelong flourishing. Entre Nous N.80, 2014

Developed to launch in conjunction with the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s new child and adolescent health strategy, Investing in children: The European child and adolescent health strategy 2015-20, the 80th issue of Entre Nous focuses on the health and well-being of adolescents and young people in Europe. Articles and experiences from the Region demonstrate that investment in adolescents and youth has far reaching benefits not only on individual behaviour and lifestyle, but also on the stability and prosperity of communities as a whole.

HBSC data is included in the article 'The Health and Well-Being of Children and Adolescents is Key for Every Society' within this journal.

Entre Nous can be downloaded from the WHO Europe website.

Investing in children: the European child and adolescent health strategy 2015–2020

Every child should have every opportunity to live a healthy and meaningful life. To ensure this happens, the Member States in the WHO European Region have adopted a new strategy “Investing in children: child and adolescent health strategy for Europe 2015–2020”.

HBSC data was used to inform this strategy which recommends adopting a life-course approach that recognizes that adult health and illness are rooted in health and experiences in previous stages of the life-course.

The report can be downloaded from the WHO Europe website 

A Tobacco-Free Future - an all-island report on tobacco, inequalities and childhood.

HSBC Ireland data features in a new report published by the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) and the TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland (TFRI). 

McAvoy, H., Kabir, Z., Reulbach, U., McDaid, O., Metcalfe, O. and Clancy, L. (2013). A Tobacco-Free Future – an all-island report on tobacco, inequalities and childhood. Dublin: Institute of Public Health in Ireland and TobaccoFree Research Institute Ireland. download (1.13MB) 

Drawing on a range of data sources from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland the report presents key findings on smoking in pregnancy, child smoking and children’s exposure to second-hand smoke. These findings will support policy makers and service providers in their efforts to make tobacco-free childhoods a reality on the island of Ireland.

Tobacco Free Ireland: Report of the Tobacco Policy Review Group

The Tobacco Policy Review  Group was tasked with the production of a policy report informed by the discussions at the workshop and  supported by international evidence that identifies what further measures might be taken at this time to reduce smoking in Ireland.  HBSC Ireland data was used to inform this report. The report Tobacco Free Ireland proposes that Ireland set a date of 2025 to be tobacco free.

Review of social determinants and the health divide in the WHO European Regions. Final report.

This review of inequities in health across the 53 Member States of the Region was commissioned to support the development of the new European policy framework for health and well-being, Health 2020. It builds on the global evidence and recommends policies to reduce health inequities and the health divide across all countries, including those with low incomes. 

The report can be downloaded from the WHO/Europe website 

Case studies are presented in three volumes:  

Volume 1: early years, Voulme 2: childhood, Volume 3: school. 

National Strategy for Research and Data on Children's Lives 2011-2016, Implementation Report: Action Plan Update 2012

In 2012, the Research Unit of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs published the first Action Plan update report  on the implementation  of the National Strategy for Research and Data on Children's Lives 2011-2016. HBSC Ireland findings were used as an information source and data is included in Appendix 1 Nutritional Behaviours and Outcomes and Appendix 2 Physical Activity and Behaviours.

Appendix 1 Nutritional Behaviours and Outcomes download (464KB)
Appendix 2 Physical Activity and Behaviours download (148KB) 

UNICEF Report Card 11 - Child well-being in rich countries: a comparative overview  

Report Card 11 from UNICEF’s Office of Research is an opportunity to look at how children are faring 
in the world’s richest countries. By providing an overview of child well-being across 29 industrialised 
countries, it clearly shows that child poverty is not inevitable. 

HBSC data was used in compiling this report. More information can be found on the UNICEF website.

State of the Nation's Children Report: Ireland 2012

State of the Nation's Children Report: Ireland 2012 was launched by Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, on 7th March 2013.  

This Report, the fourth in a biennial series, includes HBSC Ireland data. 
It presents administrative, survey and census data on children’s lives; and was compiled by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in association with the Central Statistics Office and the Health Promotion Research Centre at National University of Ireland, Galway.  

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction - National Report 2011: Ireland

Commissioned each year by the EMCDDA and produced by the national focal points of the Reitox network, the national reports draw an overall picture of the drug phenomenon at national level in each EU Member state. The data contained in the report is an important resource, among others for the compilation the EMCDDA's Annual report.

Download the national report for Ireland: 
Irish Focal Point. (2011). 2011 National Report (2010 data) to the EMCDDA by the Reitox National Focal Point. Ireland: new developments, trends and in-depth information on selected issues. Dublin: Health Research Board.download (2.41MB)  

Also available from the EMCDDA is the Statistical Bulletin and the country overview for Ireland