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Two new reports from Public Health Scotland (PHS) show that cases of chlamydia and gonorrhoea, the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Scotland, increased in 2023 compared to 2022.

Public Health Scotland welcomes the latest steps to create a smokefree generation and tackle youth vaping after all governments in the UK have agreed to bring forward a UK-wide Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

The annual report from the National Records of Scotland shows that there were 1,172 drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2023; a 12% increase on the previous year after two years of decreases.

RADAR, Scotland’s drug harms early warning system, has been showcased in a new video produced by Public Health Scotland.

This week sees the annual crossover of Mental Health Awareness Week and Green Health Week. Ruairi O’Brien, Health Improvement Officer in the Public Mental Health Team, presents a view on the links between the two.

Our latest blog from Jenny Smith, Health Improvement Manager and Suicide Prevention Implementation Lead, marks World Suicide Prevention Day 2024 and focuses on changing the narrative around suicide.

PHS welcomes Cllr Nairn McDonald as a new member of its Board, an appointment jointly sponsored by Scottish Government and COSLA.

Tanya Rhodes (PHS) and Mairead Gardner (NSS/Sustainability Action) speak to Dietitian, Rosa Holt, and Waste Manager, Neil Duncan at NHS Grampian about a simple but innovative project to reduce plastic waste.

This World Mental Health Day 2024 Graeme Stevenson, Senior Health Improvement Officer - Public Mental Health and Mel Bridgewood, Health Improvement Manager - Fair Work and...

Scotland’s Climate Week 2024 is appropriately themed Stories for Change, and it’s given us a great opportunity to take stock of where we have come since launching our Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach 2023-2026.