Environmental health impacts

Learn about the health and equity impacts of climate change, our response to the climate emergency and what you can do at home

The causes of health inequality affect the places and communities in which we live

The houses we live in have an important influence on our health and wellbeing

Create healthy, sustainable environments and improve the quality and accessibility of open spaces so that we improve the health of people living in Scotland

The place principle promotes a shared understanding of place and encourages collaboration between services and assets

The Place Standard Tool (PST) identifies priorities for improvement and guides partners and communities to agree solutions

A forum for stakeholders to share resources, ideas and lessons learned related to place and wellbeing

The Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme is a delivery partnership between the Improvement Service and Public Health Scotland

Creating healthier and more sustainable places is developing a transport system that meets both specific and diverse needs of a community

Protecting people from environmental hazards and the human health effects

Why outdoor air pollution matters to health and what PHS is doing to help reduce the health impact of outdoor air pollution

Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland (CHES) is a joint project to support public service reform