The SCPN Newsletter: Latest Articles
Prof Chris Oliver, Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, University of Edinburgh About 60% of Scots men and women meet the Government’s recommended physical activity guidelines ...
Happy New Year and welcome to our new style SCPN newsletter. We have been studying the feedback from our annual survey and we have had three very clear messages for change. More ...
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. ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...