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Scottish Health Equity Research Unit
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Our May edition of Prevention Watch is out! We look at preventative reports for the new parliament, DWP’s Right to Try policy, the price of drug-related deaths, investing in leisure & sport for wellbeing, + PHS’ report on monitoring health inequalities.
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Alongside the existing quantitative indicators and background data already available, Data at a Glance now includes dedicated qualitative insight sections across key determinants of health inequality and SHERU populations of interest.
The new qualitative sections are designed to support a more rounded understanding of how social/economic conditions shape health outcomes in Scotland – while not systematic, they draw on qualitative research to provide a synthesis of key themes.
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We are pleased to share a new development in the SHERU Data at a Glance resource.
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Last week's Milburn Review showed how disconnected young people are from education, employment & training in the UK. But what's the picture in Scotland?
We found a slightly better picture of participation here, but his concerns nevertheless ring true.
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This reflects SHERU’s commitment to integrating quantitative & qualitative evidence in understanding health inequalities in Scotland. While quantitative indicators help identify the scale & distribution of inequalities, qualitative evidence illuminates the everyday experiences behind the numbers.
With the Scottish election a week away, we looked at how preventative each party's policies might be. Spoiler: some messaging was better than others. View our analysis here: scothealthequity.org/the-scottish...
Employability policy has the potential to play a significant role in reducing health inequalities. New SHERU analysis considers how Scotland's employability strategy, No One Left Behind, can best fulfil this potential.
Read the report here: scothealthequity.org/assessing-sc...
Tackling child poverty agenda in Scotland is at a pivotal point, with any new administration facing challenging targets to reach by 2030; preventative approaches to policy are also gathering interest. Read our response to the tackling child poverty delivery plan scothealthequity.org/assessing-th...
💻️ Recording of our latest webinar is now live
🗳️ Views on health policy and prevention: a look to the Scottish election
Featuring Allison Catalano, Katherine Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social
David Finch @healthfoundation.bsky.social and Fiona McHardy
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vYX...
Last week’s Milburn Review highlighted the scale of disconnect from education, employment and training among young people in the UK. This article explores what aspects of the Milburn Review are…
