Publications

This is the first annual report, summarising the advancements and accomplishments gained during the 2024 to 2025 implementation period of Public Health Scotland’s (PHS) Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP).

The Climate Impact Indicators (CII) Feasibility Report aims to inform Public Health Scotland’s work to produce a set of climate health impact indicators and supports PHS’ Climate Change and Sustainability programme. The report explores the feasibility of developing indicators to assess the impacts of climate change on the health of the population in Scotland. It includes a summary of how health is affected by climate change, in particular the impacts of heat, cold, flooding, and air quality. Additionally, the report outlines definitions and parameters for proposed indicators to monitor the impact of climate on health and describes the data sources that can be used to create these indicators. The report recommends that an initial set of indicators are developed focused on the direct impacts of heat and cold periods on health. It is planned that Scotland’s first set of climate health impact indicators are published on the ScotPHO profiles website as a new section in the autumn of 2025.

This plan sets out the Public Health Scotland (PHS) commitment to helping minimise the health harm caused by adverse weather in Scotland.

This progression framework aims to help public sector organisations in Scotland recognise and make the most of their power as ‘anchor institutions’ in order to improve outcomes for local people and the environment.

Climate change directly and indirectly harms health and wellbeing, widening existing inequalities. Climate action is an opportunity to deliver co-benefits for population health, wellbeing and equity. This document sets out 41 high-level actions across three focus areas that PHS will take from 2023 through to 2026. These actions aim to place population health, wellbeing and equity at the heart of climate action and embed climate action in all PHS’s work to improve and protect population health and reduce inequalities.

This briefing was developed by Public Health Scotland, Adaptation Scotland and the Improvement Service. It aims to increase awareness of how climate change and adaptation responses can affect health and health inequalities. It also decribes public health principles that could help to achieve climate resilience, health and equity.

This release provides a summary of the incidents reported via the Scottish Environmental Incident Surveillance System (SEISS) that have occurred in Scotland during 2019.

This release provides a summary of the incidents reported via the Scottish Environmental Incident Surveillance System (SEISS) that have occurred in Scotland during 2019.