Inside… Parents’ perspective: Parents tell us about the challenges and joys of being a parent Parenting Across Scotland: Opportunities for generational change in early years provision by Tam Baillie, Scotland’s Commissioner …
Inside… The Young STAND Awards scheme Price incentives for healthier vending TAKE 5 minutes – to update your knowledge on screening and alcohol brief interventions as treatment for alcohol problems. Evaluating Alcohol Brief Interventions …
Inside… Straight talk with fast food vendors An interview with Donald Henderson, Head of Public Health Division, Scottish Government Take 5 minutes… with Data Linkage Health warnings from ‘Thatcherism’ in a time of ‘Austerity’ by Kat Smith May 28, 2014
Inside… UK Welfare Reform Act and the potential impact in Scotland Take 5 minutes… to better understand how our social circumstances can influence our health SCPHRP’s Working Groups Parkinson’s UK by Catherine Bromley Apr 3, 2014
Geddes R, Knight S, Reid S, Giddy J, Esterhuizen T, Roberts C. Low vertical transmission in the first 18 months of a prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programme in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Medical Journal. 2008; 98: 458-462. Mar 21, 2014
Background: Whiplash injuries are an important public health problem that is associated with significant disability and high health care utilization. Recent cohort studies suggest that physician care may be the most effective treatment for patients with whiplash-associated disorders. However, these findings have not been tested in a randomized controlled trial. The purpose of …
The ’hardening hypothesis’ suggests that as smoking prevalence decreases, lighter smokers will quit first, leaving more ’hardcore’ smokers in the population. At a population level, however, the weight of evidence suggests that no hardening is occurring. By understanding the lessons from Geoffrey Rose’s model of population-level risk factor change, we …
The aim of this study was to compare the responsiveness of a patient specific outcome measure with the Oswestry Disability Index v2.1 (ODI) and the Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) for patients with mild to moderate subacute and chronic low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Patient specific outcome …
C-reactive protein (CRP) levels predict coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Levels are raised among smokers, but the effect of smoking cessation is unclear. Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) may be a confounder. Lifetime smoking exposure may have a dose effect on CRP among smokers, but it is unclear if this …
National smoke-free legislation is being adopted by an increasing number of countries. In terms of scale and the potential impact on many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancers and respiratory disease, this is undoubtedly an important public health intervention. It is appropriate, at this point in time, to review what is …
