News Search news Search Filter by topic Alcohol (1) Burden of disease (1) Corporate (4) Dementia (1) Drugs (1) Employment (1) Health inequality (3) Homeless people (1) Identify cost effective actions (1) Identify effective actions (1) Income (2) Mental health (1) Obesity (1) Place (1) Place standard (4) Power (1) Public health data (1) Smoking (2) Suicide (1) Young people (1) Showing 30 results New animation - Power as a health and social justice issue 16 Aug 2017 Power Whether we have the power to make healthy choices or to influence decision makers to create more green space, the amount of power we have over the decisions that affect us has... Suicide figures show narrowing of inequality gap 02 Aug 2017 Suicide New figures released today by ScotPHO confirm there were 728 deaths by suicide in Scotland in 2016, an increase of 56 deaths from the previous year. There remains an overall d... Obesity inequalities persist in Scotland 27 Jul 2017 Obesity Today we have published new information to show how levels of obesity in Scotland have changed over time. The new analysis: ‘Obesity in Scotland: A Persistent Inequality’ also... New analysis explains increase and inequality in drugs deaths 26 Jul 2017 Drugs Today sees the release of new analysis which shows that the risk of drug-related deaths increased in Scotland from the 1990s for those born between 1960 and 1980, especially w... New app to improve engagement on place and health 17 Jul 2017 Place standard An app for the Place Standard has been developed for the first time. It is now available to download for free for Android or Apple smartphones or tablets. The places and spac... Prisons to be smoke-free by 2018 17 Jul 2017 Smoking NHS Health Scotland welcomes today’s announcement by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) that it intends to make Scotland's prisons smoke free by the end of next year. Inmates a... New analysis shows what we are living with and dying from in Scotland 13 Jul 2017 Burden of disease Today sees the publication of new analysis which shows the extent to which different diseases affect Scotland’s health and life expectancy. The analysis used an internationall... JRF’s Minimum Income Standard for the UK 06 Jul 2017 Income NHS Health Scotland welcomes today’s update from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) on the Minimum Income Standard for the UK 2017. We already know that income is an extrem... Young People – what chance have they got? 05 Jul 2017 Young people Naomi Eisenstadt has launched her second report to the Scottish Government as Independent Advisor on Poverty and Inequality, which focuses on the life chances of young people... Response to Scottish Government position on planning review 30 Jun 2017 Place standard The Scottish Government has today published its position statement on the planning review. Ensuring that the places and spaces where we live, work and play have a positive in... First Previous 1 2 3 Next Last
