News alerts: w\b 23rd August 2008

 

Please find below details of selected public health-related news stories that were reported in the above week. ScotPHO is not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked news articles / publications and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Please note that some of the linked websites may require registration whilst others may require payment to view archived articles. Information on how we compile the news alerts pages is available on the ScotPHO website.

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Tuesday 26th August 2008

Suicides in Scotland

ISD published figures on suicide in Scotland at NHS Board and local authority level.

http://www.scotpho.org.uk/home/Healthwell-beinganddisease/suicide/suicides_keypoints.asp

 

Wednesday 27th August 2008

Air quality in Scotland

Health protection Scotland reported on its work to monitor air quality in Scotland.

http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=38821&wrtype=2

 

Dr Foster publishes report on obesity in the UK

Analysts Dr Foster Intelligence published a report on obesity in the UK sponsored by the drug company Roche. Using data from quality and outcome framework (QOF) registers, Shetland was identified as having one of the highest levels of obesity in the UK. (It should be noted that this conclusion was based on data from only one Shetland practice.) The report is available at:

http://www.drfosterintelligence.co.uk/newsPublications/article112.asp

 

Thursday 28th August 2008

Alcohol strategy consultation

The Scottish Government has called for responses to its consultation on tackling alcohol misuse, which closes on September 9th.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/08/28100424

 

Social determinants of health

A World Health Organisation report on the social determinants of health (“Closing the gap in a generation”) drew attention to health inequalities in Scotland.

WHO news release: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2008/pr29/en/index.html

Report & background material: http://www.who.int/social_determinants/final_report/en/index.html