Prevention toolkit
The Prevention toolkit curates some of the latest tools in active use across the Scottish public sector to analyse prevention. It provides practical guidance on how to use these tools and links to further resources.
The Tools
Defining Prevention
Scottish Government
Prevention Unit Prevention Definition
Preventative Budgeting and Outcomes
Preventative Budgeting Tool
Preventable Outcomes Budgeting
Decision Support Tools
- Prioritisation Frameworks
- Community Planning Partnership Checklist
Mapping Preventative Systems
Prevention Driver Mapping Tool
Systems Thinking Approaches
Quantifying the Return on Investment of Preventative Activity
Avoided Cost Modelling
Appraisal
Evaluation
Prevention through Different Lenses
Prevention through the Life Course
Prevention through
Community
Defining Prevention
The first step in taking a preventative approach is to have a clear definition and narrative around prevention.This ensures that any policy, strategy or service being considered is grounded in a shared language around what we mean by “preventative”.
Defining prevention clearly is the foundation for tools discussed later in the Toolkit, such as mapping drivers of demand, preventative budgeting and analysing the returns from prevention
Contact
Email: PreventionUnit@gov.scot