Thursday 28 May 2015, University of Stirling, Stirling The concept of exposure to a traumatic event(s) is now recognised as a contributing factor to the development of a variety of mental health issues. Research supports that major risk factors for mental health issues are poverty, poor education, unemployment, social isolation …
05/03/2015 Dear Colleagues, Many thanks for responding to our call for information on obesity-related research conducted in Scotland over the last decade. We are now coming to the end of our data collection period and would like to give you the chance to review the information we’ve extracted about your …
#OpenSpaceHI For more information and to register: https://openspacehi.eventbrite.co.uk Theme: An open space to discuss what you think health inequalities in Scotland will look like in the next decade and beyond, particularly related to emerging risk factors, health/wellbeing outcomes and potential solutions given the current (and emerging) social and political landscape. Summary …
Infographic produced by The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy and The Royal College of Midwives 2014 Jan 23, 2015
The SCPHRP is a research organisation that was established in 2008 by Harry Burns, who at the time was the chief medical officer for Scotland. John Frank, who has been its director since the beginning, says it was created because whenever Burns wanted evidence about a public health problem, “He …
Research Professional’s Craig Nicholson interviewed SCPHRP Director, John Frank about how to provide funders with evidence of how research will be applied in the real world.
Take Five Minutes to read about recent developments at the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research & Policy (SCPHRP): News & Events If you would like to make suggestions regarding a SCPHRP event – including potential collaborations or speakers, would like to share articles and papers, or publicise your own …
Inside… Creating Better Health & Wellbeing event Q & A with Professor Annie Anderson Housing Homelessness, Health & Wellbeing from Shelter Scotland And much more. Jan 9, 2015
At the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP) our role is to use the research evidence to improve the health of the Scottish population. Our jobs are all about improving health! However, we have found that as a workforce we also feel under pressure and stressed at times of the day and year. We have put in place several strategies to try and manage our stressful working lives and below are some that you might like to try out. None of them take much time out of our working day, but makes us happier; most are evidence based, or based on our ethos and approach to team working and wellbeing in the workplace.
