Welcome to Scotland's health improvement agency
Our website provides information and resources to support health improvement practitioners and organisations working with us to improve Scotland's health and reduce inequalities.
Visit the About section to find out about what we do, our Board, tenders and vacancies.
Your Health
Find links here to Alcohol – what every parent should know, canstopsmoking, healthyliving, Scotland's Mental Health First Aid and our other personal health and well-being sites.
Scotland's Health
Visit this section for details of our work to increase understanding of Scotland's public health including evidence, evaluation, research publications and population health information.
Topics
Visit this section for information about health improvement delivery programmes including this year's priority areas – Tobacco, Physical Activity, Food and Health, Alcohol, Mental Health Improvement, Health Promoting Health Service, Local Government, Anticipatory Care, Early Years and Young People.
News and Events
Keep up-to-date with the latest news and announcements, media releases and upcoming events.
Learning
Visit this section for information on learning and development support for the Health Improvement workforce including courses and conferences, trainer resources, and continual professional development.
Trainers are invited to the Health Improvement Trainers Scotland (HITS) Launch Event. See Highlights.
Resources
Visit the resources section to access our online publications our public health Library Service and links to other Health Scotland websites including Healthy Working Lives and the National Centre for Ethnic Minority Health. You will also find links to key partners' websites such as SHOW, NHS 24 and ScotPHO.
Information and
resources for health
professionals about the
new Human Papilloma
Virus (HPV) immunisation