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Early years and young people

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

ACEs are stressful or traumatic experiences that can have a huge impact throughout a person's life

Child health data and intelligence

Information and data relating to immunisation, infant feeding, child development and children's weight and growth

Child poverty

The causes, scale and impact of child poverty as well as national delivery plans and local actions to reduce it

Children

Information on national policies and data to support children’s wellbeing and reduce health inequalities

Discovery

Provides comparative healthcare information for quality improvement, benchmarking and performance management across NHS Scotland

Education and children

Education is a social determinant of health which help us all live in good health

Maternity and births

Information and data relating to pregnancies and births in Scotland

Pregnancy, early years, and health inequalities

Conditions and experiences during pregnancy and the early years have a significant and long-term impact on a person’s life

Young people and health inequalities

Information and resources relating to youth health

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