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A Scotland where everybody thrives: Public Health Scotland’s three year strategy to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of people in Scotland
- 29 September 2020
- Corporate information
Public Health Scotland has launched its first strategic plan.
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Shielding survey finds high levels of compliance, but the experience has been hard for vulnerable groups
- 27 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
A new Public Health Scotland publication suggests that people who were advised to shield have mostly followed this advice – but the shielding experience has been difficult, in particular for socio-economically vulnerable groups.
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A public health approach to drug use in Scotland
- 24 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Drugs
Experts from Public Health Scotland will today join a virtual roundtable on problem drug use.
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Public Attitudes to Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland
- 22 September 2020
- Alcohol
An analysis of responses to relevant questions in the 2013, 2015 and 2019 Scottish Social Attitude Surveys (SSAS), which asked a representative sample of the Scottish adult population about their attitudes to Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP).
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Taking a human rights approach to recovery from COVID-19
- 22 September 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Public Health Scotland has published a report on taking a human rights approach to the recovery from COVID-19
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United to Prevent Suicide: Together we can save lives.
- 10 September 2020
- Suicide
Public Health Scotland welcomes the launch of the new brand and suicide prevention campaign by the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group (NSPLG).
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Investing in in social housing improves health, reduces poverty and drives economic growth
- 09 September 2020
- Place
Report written by Public Health Scotland, UK Collaborative Centre of Housing Evidence (CaCHE) and HACT for the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and the Rural and Islands Housing Associations Forum (RIHAF) is published.
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Prioritising public health
- 07 September 2020
- Children and poverty
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Mental health
- Place
Public Health Scotland respond to the Scottish Government’s 2020-21 Programme for Government.
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Inequalities in mortality rise due to COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 causes
- 26 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Public Health Scotland have published analysis of the underlying causes that have contributed to those non-COVID-19 excess deaths.
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Updated Analysis of COVID-19 Outcomes by Ethnic Group
- 12 August 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Updated analysis of the impact of COVID-19 displays firmer evidence of increased risks of serious illness in those of South Asian origin.