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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