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Challenges for health in Argyll and Clyde: report of the Director of Public Health 1997 - 98
No full textThis annual report has no single theme, but reflects the major areas of work in Argyll and Clyde where there are opportunities to improve health, including immunisations and health promotion
PEACH paper no. 8: promotion and support for breastfeeding 1967-1999: a summary of action in the UK, Scotland and Glasgow
No full textThis paper documents the steps taken since the 1960s to try to increase the prevalence of breastfeeding, in the UK, Scotland and locally, in Glasgow. The table attached summarises the various initiatives and developments over the period. We make no claim to have included every action but we are fairly sure that we have documented key events. Nor have we reviewed the success of each initiative: a major research undertaking in its own right, rather than part of a short summary such as thi
Report to Argyll and Clyde drug action team
Get PDFThe Scottish Drug Misuse Database offers a profile of the misuse of drugs, based on anonymous information about new problem drug users seen at a broad range of services across Scotland. Contributors to the Database consist mainly of specialist drug services and general practitioners
The NHS in Greater Glasgow health improvement programme 1998-2003: an overview
No full textHealth Improvement Programme which describes what NHS Greater Glasgow intends to do over a 5 year period to improve the health of the population
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15 years of women's health report 1983-1998
Get PDFThis report should act as a permanent record of the 15 Years of Women's Health celebrations held between September and November 1998. It is intended to describe and reflect on the planning and coordination involved in staging an event of this scale
Annual report statement of accounts and directory 1987-1988
Get PDFIn the field of strategic reviews the two relating to Mental Health have been completed and several
others are now well under way. Screening programmes to prevent illness and to detect early signs of disease are being actively pursued and the first centre for routine breast screening in Scotland was opened by the Board at the end of May
Drumchapel health club, drop in and sexual health clinic
Get PDFThis report examines local initiative, based in Drumchapel High School, incorporated 3 elements: lunchtime health club; drop in centre; sexual health clinic. Market Research Scotland was commissioned to carry out research to examine the repeatability of such a project from a management perspective . In order to investigate this issue, this research considered and analysed the perceptions of existing service providers and potential providers such as CMHST, School Health Services and Social Work Department
Home accidents amongst elderly people: a locality study in SE5 Glasgow report
No full textThe Aim of the report is: To collect information from the population of SE5 Glasgow on currently reported and unreported home accidents and the factors that may be associated with them. To collate official statistics on home accidents in the SE5 Glasgow locality to compare with the population data. To use this information as a basis for the development of a model of good practice in the prevention of home accidents - in close collaboration with General Practitioners in the SE5 locality and their Primary Health Care Teams
Evaluation of an oral health promotion pilot project in a primary health care setting for Greater Glasgow Health Board Health Promotion Department: final report
Get PDFThe Greater Glasgow Health Board's Health Promotion Department initiated a pilot project in Possilpark, a deprived area of Glasgow, aimed at improving oral health, especially of young children. An Oral Health Worker (OHW) working within Primary Health Care settings sees mothers of young children in clinics within four practices in Possilpark, and mounts other events within the community. This is an evaluation report based on the first few months of the project
Annual report of the Directors of Public Health and Health Promotion 1998
Get PDFThis annul report considers how cancer became a more common cause of death than heart disease in Greater Glasgow. Social and economic conditions remained as major underlying problems. Child health is considered, with a particular focus on dental health