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Overview of the right to health

WEBOverview of the right to health. The right to health is a fundamental human right. It means the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. …

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NHS Health Scotland

WEBThe National Health Board working to reduce health inequalities and improve population health in Scotland. Find public health research, evidence, evaluations and resources. …

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Health inequalities

WEBThis website is now part of Public Health Scotland. Publications released after 16 March 2020 are now published on the Public Health Scotland website.

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What are health inequalities

WEBAs shown in the diagram above, the fundamental causes of health inequalities are an unequal distribution of income, power and wealth. This can lead to poverty and …

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Search for public health data

WEBScotPHO is a collaboration led by NHS Health Scotland and ISD Scotland. The wealth of public health information available on the ScotPHO website includes their …

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Burden of Disease overview

WEBBurden of Disease overview. Burden of Disease is a globally recognised way to quantify the difference between the ideal of living to old age in good health, and the situation where …

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Our organisation

WEBThis website is now part of Public Health Scotland. Publications released after 16 March 2020 are now published on the Public Health Scotland website.

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New public health priorities for a healthier nation

WEBNew public health priorities for a healthier nation. First published on 14 June 2018. NHS Health Scotland welcomes the public health priorities which have been …

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Health behaviour change level 1

WEBHealth behaviour change level 1. According to the Scottish Health Survey the factors have been identified as the risk factors that account for around 90% of the …

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Impact of deprivation on health

WEBPeople who live in poorer areas in Scotland are more likely to die early from disease and have more years of ill health. The Scottish Burden of Disease Study (2016) Deprivation …

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Learning resources

WEBChild poverty, health and wellbeing. Children; Target audience: This module will provide learning support on child poverty for health visitors and midwives – through both …

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Smoking prevention

WEBThere are clear links between tobacco use and inequality, and therefore with health inequalities. Smoking rates are still highest in the most deprived areas, with 35% of …

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The link between Health Literacy and Health Inequalities

WEBThis e-learning module helps to deliver the national health literacy plan by encouraging individuals and organisations to be mindful of health literacy. The module …

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Health inequalities: Human rights and the right to health

WEBApplying a human rights-based approach (HRBA) will strengthen work to address health inequalities and improve health. An HRBA approach helps to focus on the people who …

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Income inequality

WEBIncome. One of the fundamental causes of health inequalities is the unequal distribution of incomes across the population. Scottish Government data shows that in 2013-14 the. …

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Fundamental causes

WEBPoverty. How poverty can have an effect on health inequalities and actions you can take. Additional guidance on food and child poverty. Last updated: 24 …

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Tools for monitoring and evaluation

WEBThe tools that we commonly use to support an outcomes approach to monitoring and evaluation include. logic models. outcomes chains (sometimes called results chains). …

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