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Professor Dominic Mellor, Consultant Veterinary Public Health discusses the recent outbreak of avian influenza that has swept across the UK and the importance of monitoring it.

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.

In this blog, Professor Adrian Davis, Edinburgh Napier University and chair of the Data and Evidence subgroup of the Public Health and Sustainable Transport partnership, discusses why a 20mph speed limit on road in Scotland can help save lives.

June is Gypsy, Roma, Traveller History month (GRTHM) - an opportunity to raise awareness of and celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history, culture and heritage.

In this blog post, Dr Kimberly Marsh, Consultant Healthcare Scientist and Dr Kirsty Roy, Consultant in Health Protection at Public Health Scotland explain how the first cases of severe hepatitis in children were identified in Scotland and what public health actions were taken in response.

In this blog post, Professor Sharon Hutchinson and Dr Andrew McAuley from Public Health Scotland reflect on the collaborative approach to preventing blood borne viruses among people who inject drugs in Scotland, which has gained international recognition through a Real Impact Award.

Weight stigma is bias, stereotyping, bullying and discriminatory behaviour towards a person based on their body weight and size. People with higher weight can experience weight stigma and discrimination in all aspects of their lives; at school, at work, in the media, when accessing healthcare – even from those we are closest to - our friends and family.

As part of Green Health Week, Bridget Finton, Policy and Advice Officer at NatureScot, guest blogs for us on what green health is, why it’s so important and what we’re doing to encourage it.

Angela Leitch provides an update on the work of Public Health Scotland in the past year.

In this guest blog, Elaine Caldow, Public Health Programme Lead at NHS Ayrshire and Arran and member of the Environment and Spaces for Public Health Partnership Group, discusses how our homes are central to health and wellbeing, and why it is important to look at how people living in different housing tenures used greenspace during the pandemic.