Health 2007

July

Comparisons of Health-related Behaviours and Health Measures Between Glasgow and the Rest of Scoltand The Glasgow Centre for Population Health and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have found that if Glasgow had the same socio-economic profile as the rest of Scotland, a lot of its excess health problems would disappear. http://www.gcph.co.uk/latest/index.htm

September

Great Expectations: Achieving a sustainable health system It has long been understood that rising public expectations are one of the main cost pressures on the health service. This study assess how policymakers can reconcile high and rising public expectations with the need for a health system that is financially and politically sustainable. http://www.ippr.org/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=560

Promoting social well-being in extra care housing This study looks at ways of promoting and facilitating the social well-being of 'frail' people living in extra care housing. http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialcare/2115.asp

October

Further evaluation of the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme In 2003 the New Opportunities Fund commissioned NFER, in partnership with nutritionists from the University of Leeds, to evaluate the impact of the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS) regional roll-out. http://www.nfer.ac.uk/research-areas/pims-data/summaries/further-evaluation-of-the-school.cfm

November

Drugs and poverty literature review There are strong links between poverty, deprivation, widening inequalities and problem drug use but the picture is complex. It may involve fragile family bonds, psychological discomfort, low job opportunities and few community resources. http://www.sdf.org.uk/sdf/files/Drugs%20and%20Poverty%20Literature%20Review%2006.03.07.pdf

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