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Diversity Report
This report provides a concise overview of Scotland’s population diversity. It collates and interprets existing data to give a portrait of diversity in the Scottish population in one accessible resource. The most important, recurring, theme for health improvement is the damage done to mental health and wellbeing by the pervasive and insidious effects of personal prejudice, collective discrimination and structural exclusion.

Are people in Scotland becoming more active? Combined results from Scotland’s routine national surveys
This report provides an assessment of long term trends (1995-2006) in compliance with the recommendations for physical activity amongst adults aged 16-64 in Scotland. Combining data from the Scottish Health Survey and the Health Education Population Survey, it shows a modest rise in the proportion of men and women doing enough physical activity for their health. The report also describes inequalities in compliance with the recommendations by gender, age and deprivation. It concludes with recommendations for future survey-based monitoring of physical activity in Scotland.

Mental health in Scotland 2009 is the first comprehensive review of mental health status and context using the indicators developed by NHS Health Scotland. It shows much stability and more improvement than deterioration over the past decade. Substantial inequality is evident by age, sex and deprivation/socio-economic status. Click here for further information on the Mental Health Indicators Programme .

A report on Young Adult Tobacco Smoking shows that prevalence has not decreased sustainably since 1999, that half of young adult smokers are in employment, and that some smaller population groups have very high prevalence rates.