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Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2011

May 11, 2011 at 10:19 am · Filed under Health, Social Sciences ·Tagged , , , , ,

This report was published in 2011 by the World Health Organization.

“The Global status report on alcohol and health (2011) presents a comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health consequences and policy responses in Member States. It represents a continuing effort by the World Health Organization (WHO) to support Member States in collecting information in order to assist them in their efforts to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, and its health and social consequences. The report was launched in Geneva on Friday 11 Februray 2011 during the first meeting of the WHO global counterparts for implementation of the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.”

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Health Promotion Guidance: Nutritional Guidance for Children and Young People in Residential Care Settings

February 28, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Health, Social Sciences ·Tagged , , , ,

This guidance was published in February 2011.

“Food is an important part of everyone’s lives. Improvements to the diet of children and young people can positively influence their current and future health, playing an important role in the prevention of diet-related diseases. The consultation report carried out by Who Cares? Scotland – “It’s no like one of those café places where you can order anything you want“, highlighted that children and young people have strong views on the food they like to eat. However, we know from research that children and young people in Scotland, and elsewhere, are not eating enough fruit and vegetables and are eating too much food high in fat, saturated fat, salt and sugar.

For the purpose of this document references to child, children and young people and young people have the same meaning and are interchangeable. This guidance covers residential establishments not included specifically in the Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007 (the 2007 Act) and includes:

  • Residential Care Homes (Children and Young People)
  • School Care Accommodation Services (special residential schools and mainstream boarding schools)
  • Secure Accommodation”

See also the Children and Young People’s Views and Experiences of Food and Nutrition in Residential Care report.

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Healthy Weight Communities: Interim Evaluation Report – Research Findings

January 14, 2011 at 9:00 am · Filed under Health ·Tagged ,

These research findings were published in January 2011.

“In June 2008 the Scottish Government announced their intention to establish pathfinder Healthy Weight Communities in a small number of areas across Scotland. This was part of the Healthy Eating, Active Living action plan and the main objective was to help them join up existing activities for greater impact, rather than generating new activity. Eight Healthy Weight Communities were selected in May 2009 and their funding continues until March 2011. This paper provides the key findings.”

The full research report is also available.

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Increased Winter Mortality in Scotland 2009/10

November 2, 2010 at 9:00 am · Filed under Health, Social Sciences ·Tagged ,

These statistics were published in October 2010.

“New figures released today by the Registrar General show that, despite the unusually cold weather, there were fewer deaths in Scotland last winter than in the previous one, and that the long-term trend is downward.

There were 19,688 deaths in Scotland in the four months of winter 2009/10 (December to March), compared with 20,532 in winter 2008/09. Despite the unusually cold weather, winter 2009/10 had the second lowest number of deaths registered in the twenty most recent winters – only slightly more than the lowest figure for that period (which was 19,651 deaths in winter 2005/06). “

Age UK is currently running a campaign to  reduce winter deaths, and has some useful information on their website including the campaign report.

Reducing winter deaths

 

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Scottish Household Survey 2007/2008 Analysis and Data Summary

July 21, 2010 at 9:00 am · Filed under Business, Education, General, Health, Social Sciences ·Tagged , , , , ,

This report was published in July 2010.

“This release summarises the full range of analysis and data available from the Scottish Household Survey main survey 2007/2008 and announces the release of the SHS Local Authority Tables 2007/2008.

The SHS was commissioned in 1998 to improve the evidence base for policy making in Scotland and to meet the information needs of the government. The project is a continuous survey based predominantly on a sample of the general adult population in private residences in Scotland. It is designed to provide accurate, up-to-date information about the characteristics, attitudes and behaviour of Scottish households and individuals on a range of issues, both nationally and at a sub-national level.

The survey provides up-to-date evidence to assist with the development and evaluation of policies across the whole of the Government with particular focus on Transport, Communities and Local Government. It covers a wide range of topics including household composition, housing, neighbourhoods and communities, economic activity, finance and childcare, education, transport, internet, health and caring, local services, volunteering, and culture and sport.”

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Statistics for Alcohol, England 2010

June 1, 2010 at 9:00 am · Filed under Health, Social Sciences ·Tagged ,

These statistics were published on 26th May 2010.

“This statistical report presents a range of information on alcohol use and misuse which are drawn together from a variety of published sources and includes additional analysis undertaken by the NHS Information Centre for health and social care.

The report aims to present a broad picture of health issues relating to alcohol in England and covers topics such as drinking habits and behaviours among adults (aged 16 and over) and school children (aged 11 to 15), drinking-related mortality, affordability of alcohol and alcohol-related costs.

Key facts

  • In England in 2008, 71 per cent of men and 56 per cent of women (aged 16 and over) reported drinking an alcoholic drink on at least one day in the week prior to interview. Eleven per cent of men and 6 per cent of women reported drinking on every day in the previous week.
  • In England in 2008, 38 per cent of men drank over 4 units on at least one day in the week prior to interview and 29 per cent of women drank more than 3 units on at least one day in the week prior to interview. Twenty two per cent of men reported drinking over 8 units and 15 per cent of women reported drinking over 6 units on at least one day in the week prior to interview.
  • The average weekly alcohol consumption in England in 2008, was 16.8 units for men and 8.6 units for women. There has been an increase from 54 per cent in 1997 to 75 per cent in 2009 in the proportion of people in Great Britain who had heard of daily drinking limits. Throughout the period, differences between men and women have been slight.
  • In England in 2009, there were 150,445 prescription items for drugs for the treatment of alcohol dependency prescribed in primary care settings or NHS hospitals and dispensed in the community. This is an increase of 12 per cent since 2008 when there were 134,423 prescription items and 46 per cent since 2003 when there were 102,741 prescription items.
  • In England in 2008, there were 6,769 deaths directly related to alcohol. An increase of 24 per cent from 2001. Of these alcohol related deaths, the majority (4,400) died from alcoholic liver disease.”

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Annual report and update on the work of the Childhood Obesity National Support Team

April 26, 2010 at 12:12 pm · Filed under Health ·Tagged , ,

This report was published in March 2010.

“Over the past two years there has been a growing recognition that helping people to achieve and maintain a healthy weight should be seen as a population wide issue with a role for everyone to play. Change4Life, of course, has had an immediate impact and is supported by a number of national and local programmes. The Childhood Obesity National Support Team as one of these initiatives has been striving to support existing, and create new, partnerships across the country to support delivery for this important agenda.”

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Scotland’s climate change adaptation framework: Health and wellbeing.

December 8, 2009 at 2:29 pm · Filed under General, Health ·Tagged , ,

This report was published on the 8th December 2009.

“This provides an overview of key issues in adapting to the consequences of climate change for this sector. Actions outlined in this summary provide an indication of the broad range of work planned over the coming years to strengthen resilience of this sector to the impacts of climate change. These actions are an illustration rather than an exhaustive list.”

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The Scottish Health Survey 2008

September 29, 2009 at 1:32 pm · Filed under General, Health ·Tagged ,

This report was published on 29th September 2009.

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Towards a More Successful Scotland: The Government’s Programme for Scotland 2009-2010

September 4, 2009 at 12:06 pm · Filed under General, Social Sciences ·Tagged , , , ,

This report was published on 3rd September 2009.

“The Government’s Programme for Scotland 2009-2010. The document sets out the legislation for the coming year, as well as summarising the Government’s key achievements and main goals for the future – both legislative and non-legislative.”

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