News Search news Search Filter by topic ACEs (1) Alcohol (4) Burden of disease (1) Children (2) Community justice (1) Corporate (4) Dementia (1) Diet (4) Drugs (1) Health inequality (5) Identify effective actions (1) Income (2) Mental health (1) Minimum unit pricing (1) Needs assessment (1) Obesity (2) Physical activity (1) Place (1) Place standard (3) Power (1) Screening (1) Smoking (7) Suicide (1) Young people (1) Showing 48 results Welcoming Scotland’s Tobacco Control Action Plan 20 Jun 2018 Smoking Smoking kills around one in five people in Scotland. It remains the most significant cause of preventable cancer. It contributes to much of Scotland’s cardio-vascular and pulm... Enough alcohol sold in Scotland for every adult to exceed recommended weekly guidelines 19 Jun 2018 Alcohol Media release NHS Health Scotland has today published the latest data on Scotland’s relationship with alcohol. The report, ‘Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland’s Alcohol Strate... Drugs Related Deaths – behind the numbers 14 Jun 2018 Drugs Drug related deaths are increasing in Scotland -2016 (the latest year for which figures are available) saw the largest number ever recorded for the third year in a row. Half... New public health priorities for a healthier nation 14 Jun 2018 Corporate NHS Health Scotland welcomes the public health priorities which have been published today by the Scottish Government and COSLA. The priorities reflect a consensus for co-ordi... New report reveals Scottish public’s attitudes to inequality 12 Jun 2018 Health inequality Half of the people in Scotland believe that poorer health is a result of an unjust society and at least two-thirds think that housing, working conditions, genetic factors, not... Reviewing actions on price and availability of tobacco 17 May 2018 Smoking Today, NHS Health Scotland and the University of Edinburgh have published 2 papers looking at potential policies to reduce harm from tobacco in Scotland. We looked at both tob... New research on access to health harming products like tobacco, fast food and alcohol 09 May 2018 Smoking NHS Health Scotland welcomes research out this week by Glasgow University showing that outlets selling tobacco, alcohol and fast food are clustered in poorer areas. This adds... Animation on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) 08 May 2018 ACEs Our new animation on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and what they mean for Scotland is now live and available to view. ACEs are stressful events that occur in childhood... Evaluating the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) 30 Apr 2018 Minimum unit pricing On average, twenty-two people die every week in Scotland because of alcohol. In our poorest communities, the alcohol related death rate is almost six times higher than in the... Increasing uptake of immunisation in Scotland 23 Apr 2018 Screening European Immunisation Week starts today Uncertainty and opposition concerning vaccines are challenges to immunisation programmes that risk achieving a high level of protectio... First Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
