The SCPN Newsletter: Volume 7, Issue 4

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An estimated 90% of the workforce in the UK commute to work, with the vast majority of these taking a ‘non-active’ mode of transport. The evidence on the bene ts of active travel (e.g. ...

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SCPN Stepcount Challenge

Back in early Spring this year an email popped into our inbox – an invitation to take part in a workplace step count challenge. Now, we work in a cancer prevention environment so we have good ...

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Speedy Supper: Kimchi and Bean Quesadillas

Kellie Anderson MSc, Maggies Cancer Caring Centres – kelliesfoodtoglow.com The kimchi is really worth making or buying for speedy meals like this. We also like kimchi in bean soups, ...

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CUP report on Oesophageal Cancer

The latest WCRF CUP report on the association between diet, nutrition, physical activity and oesophageal cancer was released in July 2016 (1). Oesophageal cancer is the eighth most common ...

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Starting on the right foot for a healthy workforce

By Alex Free, Breast Cancer Now’s champion encourager and supporter of their healthy working lives, who does a good walk the walk herself! Breast Cancer Now are invested in promoting ...

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Interview: Aileen Campbell MSP

Profile Aileen Campbell is MSP for Clydesdale and Minister for Public Health and Sport. What do you enjoy most about your job? Being a minister in the Scottish Government is an enormous honour. ...

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Workplace health can change! The story of tobacco control

By Shelia Duffy, Chief Executive at ASH Scotland This year, Scotland celebrated a decade of smoke-free enclosed public spaces. To borrow a thought from Virginia Slims, we’ve come a long ...

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NHS Scotland – Time to practise and preach

By Lorraine Tulloch, Programme Lead for Obesity Action Scotland Scotland has one of the highest levels of obesity in the world. In 2014, 65% of adults aged 16 and over were overweight, including ...

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Public Awareness of Obesity as a Risk for Cancer

By Lucie Hooper, Research at Cancer Research UK In Scotland more than 1 in 4 (28%) people are obese. Being overweight and obese is the second single biggest preventable cause of cancer ...

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The SCPN Newsletter: Volume 7, Issue 4

Our final issue of 2016 focuses on workplace health, including ‘public awareness of obesity as a risk for cancer’, ‘workplace health can change: the story of tobacco ...

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The SCPN Newsletter: Volume 7, Issue 4

Our final newsletter of 2016 contains something a little different for us - a themed issue on workplace health. We cover public awareness of obesity as a risk for cancer, how workplace health has improved with the story of tobacco control and, implementing behaviour change in GP Practices.

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