News Search news Search Filter by topic ACEs (1) Alcohol (6) Burden of disease (3) Child poverty (2) Children (2) Community justice (1) Corporate (4) Dementia (1) Diet (7) Drugs (3) Employment (1) Health inequality (7) Housing (1) Identify effective actions (1) Immunisation (1) Income (4) Mental health (1) Minimum unit pricing (2) Monitoring and evaluation (1) Needs assessment (1) Obesity (3) Physical activity (2) Place (1) Place standard (3) Poverty (2) Power (1) Public health (1) Right to health (1) Smoking (8) Suicide (4) Young people (1) Showing 73 results Stalling life expectancy is a warning light for public health in Scotland 08 Feb 2019 Health inequality Two reports out today show that the increase in life expectancy that has shown steady progress in Scotland since the Second World War, has now stalled and that health inequali... NHS Health Scotland's comment on the Long-term Monitoring of Health Inequalities Report 12 Dec 2018 Health inequality Scotland continues to have significant health inequalities. That was the message from yesterday’s publication of the latest Long-term Monitoring of Health Inequalities report... Smoke free prisons – a major moment for public health in Scotland 29 Nov 2018 Smoking We welcome the decision by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to go smoke free from today. Smoking kills around one in five people in Scotland. It remains the most significant... Scotlands alcohol and drug treatment strategy 28 Nov 2018 Drugs NHS Health Scotland welcomes the alcohol and drug treatment strategy, out today. Dr Andrew Fraser, Director of Public Health Science at NHS Health Scotland said: “No-one makes... Making the food we eat outside the home healthier 22 Nov 2018 Diet Sixty five percent of adults and 29% of children are overweight or obese in Scotland – and the figures are higher in our poorest areas, particularly for children. The out of h... Welcoming Scotland’s framework to reduce harm from alcohol 20 Nov 2018 Alcohol Monitoring and evaluation Minimum unit pricing We welcome the Scottish Government’s alcohol preventive framework, released today. Alcohol causes significant harm to individuals and communities across Scotland. After a peri... Setting standards on the sale of unhealthy food in hospitals can help people make healthy choices 13 Nov 2018 Our report out today shows that setting standards on the provision and promotion of unhealthy food and drinks in hospitals in Scotland helped people choose the healthier optio... NHS Health Scotland comment on The Lancet article on deprivation and health 24 Oct 2018 Burden of disease Commenting on the release from The Lancet: ‘Rates of premature mortality are two times higher in the most deprived areas of England, compared to most affluent’, Dr Diane Stock... Winter mortality rates show health is worsening 16 Oct 2018 Public health Commenting on the winter mortality rates in Scotland out today, Dr Gerry McCartney, Head of the Public Health Observatory at NHS Health Scotland said: “The rise in winter mort... Comparing the impact of income policies on health and health inequalities 03 Oct 2018 Income NHS Health Scotland has today published a report comparing the impact of income-based policies on health and health inequalities for the Scottish population. We found that inc... First Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next Last
