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We talk about prevention a lot at PHS, and for good reason. In essence, prevention in public health is about keeping people healthy and avoiding the risk of poor health, illness, injury, and early death.

It’s time for gardeners to begin preparing for the winter and to pack up the equipment they use over the summer months. Gardeners, especially those who are older, should take precautions against Legionnaires’ disease, which is a severe form of pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria.

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.

A Scotland where we live in vibrant, healthy and safe places and communities is one of the six public health priorities for Scotland. Health Improvement Officer, Michelle McCormack, discusses the work Public Health Scotland (PHS) is doing with the Improvement Service (IS) to deliver the Shaping Places for Wellbeing Programme across seven towns in Scotland.

In this blog, Public Health Scotland's (PHS) Director of Public Health Science, Dr Nick Phin, shares some top tips to help you stay safe and well this spring.

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

Transport Poverty is one area that is being highlighted during Challenge Poverty Week as the key theme for today. It has serious health and social implications, limiting people's ability to meet daily needs and enjoy a good quality of life.

In our latest blog, Emma Doyle, Organisational Lead for Housing and Homelessness at Public Health Scotland, discusses the current of a lack of affordable housing and it's impact on the  levels of people experiencing homelessness in Scotland.

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.