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Overview of the right to health

WEBOur health is determined by the conditions in which we. are born; grow; age; live; work. The right to health is therefore an inclusive right. This means that it includes not only the …

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Health inequalities

WEBHealth inequalities - Impact of social and physical environments. How place, housing and communities can impact upon health. Health inequalities - Impact of ill …

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Measuring health inequalities

WEBMeasuring health inequalities. The simplest measure of health inequalities is to compare the health of those in the lowest socio-economic group with those in the highest group. This indicates the gap in health outcomes. …

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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 marginalisation of individuals and groups. These …

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Impact of deprivation on health

WEBNHS Health Scotland comment on The Lancet article on deprivation and health. 24 October 2018. Twice as likely to die early or live with ill health if you live in the poorest areas. 24 August 2018. New analysis shows what …

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Mental health and wellbeing

WEBImproving the mental health and wellbeing of the population is a national priority because this is recognised as having a positive effect on many different aspects …

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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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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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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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Power inequality

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO), in their ‘Conceptual Framework For Action On The Social Determinants Of Health’, identified four different types of power. Power over - …

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Screening overview

WEBNHS Health Scotland are committed to improving the reach of all the Scottish screening programmes. We aim to make all public information as accessible as …

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Use the right indicators

WEBWhere health inequalities exist, referring to them explicitly rather than by the more generic term of variation can help emphasise this point. A common approach to measuring …

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Health inequalities

WEBNHS Health Scotland welcomes wellbeing approach to economy. 30 January 2020. NHS Health Scotland comment on the Long-term Monitoring of Health …

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Children and young people's mental health

WEBThe Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme Board. The Programme Board was originally convened to oversee a set of reforms …

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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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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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Our organisation

WEBOur organisation - Our contribution to public health 2003 to 2020. Our organisation - Annual and corporate reports. Our organisation - Delivery Plan and …

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