May Bulletin 2017

Welcome to our SCPHRP monthly update – May Bulletin 2017   ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… STAFF NEWS: We wish all the very best to Renee Ingram, who has moved onto new adventures in New Zealand. Renee has been our office manager from 2012, and she will be very much missed! Renee’s replacement, Nicole …

FREE WEBINAR: Introducing the New Meta-ethnography Reporting Guidance

Monday 22nd May 2017 11am-12MD (UK time) Introducing the New Meta-ethnography Reporting Guidance: What it is & How to use it. This online session introduces the new meta-ethnography reporting guidance produced by the 2 year NIHR funded eMERGE project. The session provides an overview of why this reporting guidance is …

April Bulletin 2017

Welcome to our SCPHRP monthly update – April 2017 SCPHRP magazine: Spring edition The Spring edition of our magazine is now available (http://www.scphrp.ac.uk/spring-magazine-2017/). In this edition of the magazine we are shining a spotlight on public health work in Scotland that focuses on mental health. Please check it out!   Call …

March Bulletin 2017

Welcome to our SCPHRP monthly update – March 2017  DIGGING INTO THE PERCEIVED HEALTH BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY GARDENING A Secondary Qualitative Analysis by Christina Katan In collaboration with Trellis A community garden is a piece of land that is cultivated by members of a community. These gardens are gaining popularity in …

Digging into the Perceived Health Benefits of Community Gardening

A Secondary Qualitative Analysis by Christina Katan In collaboration with Trellis A community garden is a piece of land that is cultivated by members of a community. These gardens are gaining popularity in the UK, especially in areas of deprivation. With recent publications on the evidence of gardens and improved …

February Bulletin 2017

Welcome to our SCPHRP monthly update – February 2017   NEW APPOINTMENT at SCPHRP Hannah Biggs – Research Assistant in Public Health Evaluation Hannah has over 10 years of public health research, development, facilitation and support experience with expertise in mental health. Prior to joining SCPHRP in 2017, Hannah worked …

Health Impacts of Mixed-Tenure Housing Regeneration in Toronto’s Regent Park

  In early 2016, Jim Dunn, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health, Aging and Society at McMaster University, came to Edinburgh to give a talk on the Health Impacts of Mixed-Tenure Housing Regeneration in Toronto’s Regent Park. The seminar was well received and a copy of the slides …

No evidence of whole population mental health impact of the Triple P parenting programme: findings from a routine dataset

Background The Triple P parenting programme has been reported to improve child mental health at population level, but it consumes substantial resources. Previous published work has suggested improvements in whole population scores in the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Total Difficulties Scale among samples of children following introduction of the …