Spring magazine 2017
Welcome to the Spring edition of the SCPHRP magazine. In this edition of the magazine we are shining a spotlight on public health work in Scotland that focuses on mental health. Apr 26, 2017
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 …
Evaluation of Eat Well Keep Active (Stage 2)
This evaluation was carried out as part of a larger outcomes evaluation of the Eat Well – Keep Active course run by CHANGES. Stage 2 followed on from Stage 1 (Robertson 2013) and was a prospective evaluation of people taking part in two consecutive Courses in November 2013 and June …
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 …
CALL FOR ENTRIES: SPRING magazine 2017
We are currently planning our Spring magazine, and would again like to invite contributions from researchers, policy makers and practitioners. We would particularly welcome contributions related to the topic of mental health, but we would welcome contributions in other areas also. If you are interested in writing something for us, …
January Bulletin 2017
Welcome to our SCPHRP monthly update – January 2017 New appointments Dr Yvonne Laird has joined us to work on projects related to our adolescence work stream. She has recently finished her PhD looking at the effect of social support on physical activity in adolescent girls and is coming to …
Autumn/ Winter magazine 2016
This edition of the magazine is the second that we have presented as an interactive e-book. This format allows us to present our content in a – hopefully – more engaging way. It also provides us with the tools to bring you more content through the use of embedded audio and …
