Public Health

Public Health, Health Service Executive, Republic of Ireland

About usAn overview of who we are and what we do.

Legislation: An overview of the Medical Officer of Health legislation and how we protect and manage personal data.

Contact usContact details for Public Health in each of the HSE Health Regions.

Protecting Health

Improving health

Gathering the evidence on how the health of the public can be improved, and working towards making better health available to all.

Health service improvement

Evaluating and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare and implementing service development.

Health Intelligence - Health Population Profiles
Regional Population Profiles for the six Health Regions provide an 'At a Glance' insight and understanding of the key demographic features of our population which will inform and support the planning of our health services. The profiles provide an overview of each Health Region and the Community Healthcare Networks (CHNs) within the Region, including maps and selected demographics for each CHN.

Research

Finding what we can do to keep healthy, and what is most likely to help us get back to health when we are ill.

Publications

Departments of Public Health publications on Lenus (The Irish Health Repository) - this collection continues to be updated.