Population Health Framework: evidence paper

This report accompanies the Population Health Framework (PHF). It provides an overview of evidence on population health in Scotland, highlighting key challenges and opportunities for improvement. It also includes a technical note on the development of the PHF aim.


List of abbreviations

ASH Action on Smoking and Health

BMI Body Mass Index

CCC Climate Change Committee

CDoH Commercial Determinants of Health

CMA Competition and Markets Authority

COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COSLA Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

CPA Corporate political activity

CWB Community Wealth Building

DALYs Disability-adjusted life years

EOA Employee Ownership Association

EU European Union

FOP Front-of-pack

FSS Food Standards Scotland

GB Great Britain

GBD Global Burden of Disease

GCPH Glasgow Centre for Population Health

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GHG Greenhouse gas

GIRFEC Getting it right for every child

GP General Practitioner

HBSC Health Behaviour in School-aged Children

HFSS High in fat, salt and sugar

HIA Health Impact Assessment

HiAP Health in All Policies

HLE Healthy life expectancy

HRS Healthcare Retail Standard

IHAGP Inclusion Health Action in General Practice

IHE Institute of Health Equity

LGBT+ Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender

MDT Multidisciplinary team

MLA Minimum legal age

MUP Minimum unit pricing

MVPA Moderate or vigorous physical activity

NCD Noncommunicable diseases

NHS National Health Service

NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NPF National Performance Framework

NRS National Records Scotland

ONS Office for National Statistics

OOH Out of home

QALY Quality-adjusted life year

ROI Return on investment

PHE Public Health England

PHF Population Health Framework

PHS Public Health Scotland

SBoD Scottish Burden of Disease Study

SFC Scottish Fiscal Commission

SDIL Soft drinks industry levy

SHeS Scottish Health Survey

SIMD Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

SNAP3 Scottish National Adaptation Plan 3

SPICe Scottish Parliament Information Centre

TFG Tobacco-free generation

UK United Kingdom

UKHSA UK Health Security Agency

UN United Nations

UNCRC United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund

US United States

VAT Value Added Tax

WE Wellbeing Economy

WEGo Wellbeing Economy Governments

WEMWBS Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale

WHO World Health Organisation

WHP Women’s Health Plan

WSA Whole system approach

YLL Years of life lost

Contact

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