Early Years
You will find these resources useful if you are a professional interested in finding out more about health improvement in the Early Years.
News
The Maternal and Early Years website (external link), launched in 2010. It provides accessible information to early years professionals across all sectors. The site aims to improve joint understanding of the role professionals can play in improving outcomes for Scotland’s children and families, and support the delivery of consistent messages to parents across all services.
The site, a partnership between NHS Health Scotland and the Scottish Government, provides health improvement information for professionals working with the public from pregnancy to 8 years. The site’s four sections make it a useful resource for anyone with a professional interest in maternal and early years health:
- Pregnancy (external link)
- 0-3 years (external link)
- 3-5 years (external link)
- 5-8 years (external link).
Sharing practice - the Early Years Network
The Early Years Network is intended to be of interest and use to all those with a professional interest in the early years (pre-birth to five years), and in giving children a good start in life. For information on joining the Early Years network email kat.hasler@nhs.net.
Early Years resources
- View a complete list of Early Years research: Ongoing research, evaluations, work on the evidence base and links to published research on Early Years.
- View all Early Years non-research resources: includes reports, evaluations, leaflets and other printed materials produced by NHS Health Scotland.
- View all Early Years external websites.
Events
The Maternal and Infant Nutrition Conference 2011
The Maternal and Infant Nutrition Conference was held on 21 June 2011 at the Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre, Clydebank.
The conference aimed to bring together practitioners from the NHS, local authorities and third sector who will be working together to implement the actions set out in the Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition Framework launched by the Scottish Government in January 2011.
The Presentations from the Maternal and Infant Nutrition Conference 2011 are available to view below.
Plenary Sessions
Helen Yewdall presentation
Charlotte Wright presentation
Pat Hoddinott presentation
Theresa McElhone presentation
Parallel Sessions
Maternal Obesity - Jacqueline Holmes presentation
Breastfeeding - Kate Woodman presentation
Breastfeeding - Shona Brownlie presentation
Breastfeeding - Janet Dalzell presentation
Early Years Nutrition - Julia Howatson presentation
Learning Workforce Development - Liz Martin, David Elder, Sandra Smith presentation
The Scottish Breastfeeding Conference 2010
NHS Health Scotland held a second national conference on 17th June 2010 at the Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot Watt University.
The conference aimed to provide the opportunity to share practice and experiences, find out how the national strategic direction can support breastfeeding work at a local level and enable networking between professionals and volunteers working to improve breastfeeding rates in Scotland.
The Conference Report and Presentations are available to view below.
Ruth Campbell presentation
Wendy Drysdale presentation
Tracey Williams presentation
Susan Nielsen presentation
Theresa McElhone presentation
Natalie Smart, Liz Smith & Belinda Morgan presentation
Reviewed 7 April 2010