Take 5 Minutes to read about recent developments at the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research & Policy (SCPHRP). NEWS & EVENTS Working group changes Jane Hartley (jane.hartley@ed.ac.uk) has taken over the role of Adolescence and Young Adulthood Working Group Research Fellow. Jane joined us at the beginning of last …
Message from SCPHRP’s Director; On behalf of the entire team here at SCPHRP, I’d like to thank all of our colleagues and collaborators — throughout the far-flung Scottish public health research, practice, and policy communities — for all the helpful joint-working you have done with us in 2015. As we look …
Welcome to the latest edition of the SCPHRP magazine. This time, we’ve taken the opportunity to look back over the last 12 months, reflecting on what we’ve achieved, as well as looking to the future as we reach the halfway point in our current funding. Hope you enjoy.. Dec …
In early 2015, SCPHRP’s previous Working Age/Adult Life Fellow Tony Robertson was approached by the Scottish Community Development Centre / Community Health Exchange (SCDC/CHEX) to assist them in starting the process of evaluating their Health Issues in the Community (HIIC) programme. HIIC is a community educational training programme delivered across …
We have recently started using Storify to produce a summary of our tweets and retweets on the topic of Social Determinants of Health. This includes #SDoH, #inequalities, #poverty, #WelfareReform, #unemployment and #work, among others. You can find these monthly summaries at SCPHRP’s Storify page https://storify.com/SCPHRP (no login needed to view posts) and …
NEWS & EVENTS UKCRC Public Health Research Centres of Excellence Conference 2015 We were delighted to host the 6th annual UKCRC Public Health Research Centres of Excellence Conference on 19th & 20th November 2015 in Edinburgh. This year’s conference centered around the theme “collaborating for better public health and wellbeing”. Here’s a …
News & Events SCPHRP EVENT – People’s Health Movement (Scotland) – Tackling Inequalities and Fighting For the Right to Health: Global Connections and Local Actions DATE: Saturday 31st October 2015, Edinburgh THEME: A space to hear about and discuss the fight against health inequalities in Scotland, using knowledge and power at the local, national and global …
As part of the 2015 Edinburgh Festival, SCPHRP filmed Prof. Danny Dorling (University of Oxford) give a talk on ‘Economic Inequality and our Grandchildren’s Future’: a sharp, witty and fascinating attack on the inequalities in our society. You can watch some short clips from the talk on our YouTube channel, as …
SCPHRP’s Michelle Estrade was recently interviewed for the Sunday Mail newspaper on work related to her study of independent fast food vendors’ views on the potential barriers to offering healthier menu options in shops situated near to schools in more deprived areas. You can read the full article by following the link below: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/experts-government-plan-fight-childhood-6480670 Sep …
SCPHRP’s Active Travel magazine. Inside ‘How do we encourage more active travel in Edinburgh & the Lothians’. A workshop report by Dr Mhairi Aitken, Dr Ruth Jepson & Dr Andrew J Williams. Facilitating Active Travel for the people with visual impairment The Bike Station And much much more. Aug 19, …
