News Search news Search Filter by topic Alcohol (3) Burden of disease (1) Children (2) Community justice (1) Corporate (3) Dementia (1) Diet (4) Health inequality (4) Identify effective actions (1) Income (2) Mental health (1) Needs assessment (1) Obesity (2) Physical activity (1) Place (1) Place standard (3) Power (1) Smoking (4) Suicide (1) Young people (1) Showing 38 results Sugar levy can help reduce obesity 05 Apr 2018 Obesity NHS Health Scotland welcomes the introduction of the sugar levy. Sixty five per cent of people in Scotland are overweight or obese. This has significant health impacts, and ca... We welcome the Scottish Government’s Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2018-2022 30 Mar 2018 Children NHS Health Scotland welcomes the Scottish Government’s Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, published on 29th March. We particularly welcome the strong focus on action to add... Welcoming Cancer Research UK's report on cancer prevention 23 Mar 2018 Health inequality Preventing ill health and early death is essential if we are to meet the challenges of public health today. The report by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) out today strengthens the e... Relationships and Resilience: Addressing childhood adversity event 21 Mar 2018 Children Today NHS Health Scotland is co-hosting an event with Education Scotland, to learn and share practice on preventing and responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences, and make c... Tackling health inequalities in the workplace 15 Mar 2018 Health inequality Healthy Working Lives (HWL) has launched its new website, enabling businesses across Scotland to access personalised advice to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of thei... New Climate Change Plan has potential to improve public health 09 Mar 2018 Place We welcome the Scottish Government’s 'Climate Change Plan: Third Report on Proposals and Policies' for meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets 2018-2032. The plan ta... Welcoming the new reports from Food Standard Scotland 26 Feb 2018 Diet About a third of the adult population in Scotland are obese, about another third are overweight, and the evidence shows that obesity levels are higher in poorer communities... Scotland's Mental Health Charter for Physical Activty and Sport 02 Feb 2018 Physical activity NHS Health Scotland welcomes the launch of Scotland’s Mental Health Charter for Physical Activity and Sport. The evidence shows that even small increases in physical activity... Over 3700 deaths due to alcohol 01 Feb 2018 Alcohol Analysis has revealed the extent to which alcohol contributes to ill health and admissions to hospital in Scotland. The report by NHS Health Scotland shows that, alongside con... Oral health improvement plan 25 Jan 2018 Health inequality NHS Health Scotland welcomes the new Scottish Government oral health improvement plan, with its strong commitment to address oral health inequalities and a move to more eviden... First Previous 1 2 3 4 Next Last
