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As schools return in Scotland, Michelle Falconer - Nurse Consultant in Immunisation and Vaccination for PHS encourages parents and carers to check if their child’s immunisation record is up-to-date and what free vaccines their child can expect to be offered in school.

Minimising the risks from bird flu (avian influenza) If you’ve been walking along Scotland’s coastlines recently, particularly in the north and east, you might have seen a number of dead birds on the beaches.

Cases of STIs are rising in sexually active adults in Scotland. In this blog, Dr Kirsty Roy emphasises the importance of having safer sex.

The longer days of summer provide us that extra opportunity to spend time outdoors which benefits our physical and mental health. Public Health Scotland's (PHS) Director of Public Health Science, Dr Nick Phin, blogs about how to keep ourselves and each other safe while we make the most of the summer months.

Today we celebrate the beginning of Clinical Audit Awareness Week. It is widely accepted that good, accurate and robust data are necessary to allow NHS Boards to make decisions based on credible evidence and fact. Our colleagues across the NHS rely on the information provided by the SNAP to make decisions about how they manage their services.

Whilst air pollution levels in Glasgow have been reducing, harmful nitrogen dioxide(NO2) are still being recorded in our city centre at levels that do not meet the legal requirements. Glasgow's LEZ is being introduced to further reduce levels of harmful vehicle emissions.

Now that Spring has arrived, Public Health Scotland's Director of Public Health Science, Dr Nick Phin, shares some top tips on the things we can do to help keep ourselves well, particularly as we spend more time outdoors.

Gambling is another addictive product in our society that can have a devastating effect on the most vulnerable and can widen existing inequality. In this blog, Organisational lead for Public Health Networks Ann Conacher highlights a new programme of work in PHS to address gambling harm.

In this blog, Dr Claire Cameron, Consultant in Health Protection at Public Health Scotland, reflects on this year’s World Immunisation Week theme ‘The Big Catch-Up'. She also emphasises the continued importance of vaccination to ensure more people in Scotland are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, allowing them to live happier and healthier lives.

Public Health Scotland has published a rapid assessment on the health impacts of the rising cost of living. Margaret Douglas, Consultant in Public Health, discusses what this could mean for the long term health of communities in Scotland and what can be done to ease the impact.