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As schools return in Scotland, Michelle Falconer - Nurse Consultant in Immunisation and Vaccination for PHS encourages parents and carers to check if their child’s immunisation record is up-to-date and what free vaccines their child can expect to be offered in school.

PHS recognises gender-based violence as a major public health and human rights issue that requires focused efforts to end it. In this blog with Zero Tolerance, we discuss how a public health approach to ending violence against women and girls (VAWG) can help.

We talk about prevention a lot at PHS, and for good reason. In essence, prevention in public health is about keeping people healthy and avoiding the risk of poor health, illness, injury, and early death.

In our latest blog, Ruth Glassborow, Director of Population Health and Wellbeing at Public Health Scotland (PHS) discusses the latest Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland webinar, where the effective gathering and use of local data was the key focus.

In our latest blog, Professor Dominic Mellor, Consultant in Veterinary Public Health at Public Health Scotland, shares some helpful advice to keep well while enjoying the outdoors in Scotland this Spring.

It’s World Immunisation Week (24 - 30 April) and we’re celebrating another year of one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Over the last 50 years, essential vaccines have saved at least 154 million lives globally.

A study published today and authored by a team from PHS and the University of Strathclyde, shows that the new RSV vaccine has significantly reduced hospital admissions for eligible older adults in Scotland. Dr Kimberly Marsh, interim Respiratory Viral Pathogens Lead at PHS, shares her thoughts on why the vaccine and this study matter to us all.

On Scotland’s National Day of Movement, Dionne Mackison, Head of Place, Environment and Health Harms at PHS, reflects on the opportunity that new guidance offers to support more people to become—and stay— physically active by tackling the barriers that stand in their way.

Scott Heald, Director of Data and Digital Innovation and Head of Profession for Statistics at Public Health Scotland (PHS) discusses the recent announcement on actions to support a renewal of the NHS in Scotland, and how PHS is playing an important role.

In our latest blog, Dr Fatim Lakha, Consultant in Public Health Medicine considers the future health landscape in Scotland by reflecting on recent findings from the Scottish Burden of Disease study and the detail these new disease prevalence reports add to the long-term view.