Smoking & Health in Scotland Infographic
Partly funded by SCPHRP through the project ‘Youth Tobacco and Alcohol Environments in Scotland and the relationships with Risky Behaviours‘, the Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health (CRESH) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Scotland have produced an infographic on some of the key statistics on smoking and health in Scotland. Mar …
SCPHRP Bulletin No 11
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 …
Trauma Conference 2015: Austerity, Poverty and Psychological Trauma
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 …
Calling all obesity researchers: Scottish Landscape Obesity Review
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 …
Open Space on Health Inequalities in Scotland: Emerging Risks and Opportunities for Change
#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: Why We Need to Talk About Continuity of Care for Maternity
Infographic produced by The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy and The Royal College of Midwives 2014 Jan 23, 2015
SCPHRP In the News: ‘Winning proposals: Collaboration translates public health research’
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 …
Winning Proposals: Collaboration traslates public health research
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.
