Mission: To make health a top priority for everyone in Northern Ireland.

Reducing the cost of smoking.
Rob Phipps examines what is being done to tackle smoking in Northern Ireland.

Smoking and young people.
Professor Hein de Vries explores the wider issues around smoking and young people.

Old maxims demand new solutions.
Rob Phipps considers whether traditional views about alcohol and illicit drug use in Northern Ireland still hold true.

Australian action on drugs.
Brian Watters introduces the Australian National Council on Drugs as a partnership model for others.

Strategy for action is up and running.
Frank Kelly discusses work to encourage more people to be more active more often.

The cost of active living.
Professor Roy Shephard examines claims that promoting physically active lifestyles has economic benefits.

Recipe for dietary change.
Angela McComb proposes that the Food and Nutrition Strategy for Northern Ireland could positively affect our health in the next century.

Food for thought from Norway.
Professor Knut-Inge Klepp and Dr Lars Johansson show how Norway's food policy is making a difference to the public's health.

Putting health in mind.
Linda Barclay discusses action to promote mental health in Northern Ireland.

Why minds matter for health.
Dr Lynne Friedli reviews some effective interventions for promoting mental health.

Sexual health: weathering the social climate.
Linda Barclay looks at current work and action needed to promote young people's sexual health in Northern Ireland.

Sex education - lessons from Europe.
Audrey Simpson asks what we can learn from Europe with regard to improving people's sexual health.

Global issues - local action.
Dr Brian Gaffney discusses how increasing 'gloabalisation' might impact on health promotion.

A new era for health promotion.
Professor John Catford gives his opinion on the challenges in store for health promotion in the new millennium.