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This Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, Dr Megan Watson, Public Health Intelligence Adviser at PHS shares her reflections on the impact the pandemic has had on the mental health and wellbeing of families across Scotland.

In this blog post, Dr Kimberly Marsh, Consultant Healthcare Scientist and Dr Kirsty Roy, Consultant in Health Protection at Public Health Scotland explain how the first cases of severe hepatitis in children were identified in Scotland and what public health actions were taken in response.

Scotland has a vision where suicide is preventable; where help and support is available to anyone contemplating suicide and to those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Shirley Windsor, Organisational Lead for Public Mental Health, reflects on the wide range of work PHS has been involved in and how it will continue with the launch of the new strategy and action plan.

As part of Green Health Week, Bridget Finton, Policy and Advice Officer at NatureScot, guest blogs for us on what green health is, why it’s so important and what we’re doing to encourage it.

Weight stigma is bias, stereotyping, bullying and discriminatory behaviour towards a person based on their body weight and size. People with higher weight can experience weight stigma and discrimination in all aspects of their lives; at school, at work, in the media, when accessing healthcare – even from those we are closest to - our friends and family.

In this guest blog, Elaine Caldow, Public Health Programme Lead at NHS Ayrshire and Arran and member of the Environment and Spaces for Public Health Partnership Group, discusses how our homes are central to health and wellbeing, and why it is important to look at how people living in different housing tenures used greenspace during the pandemic.

Dr Richmond Davies, Head of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, talks to us about the new PHS trajectory tool help NHS Boards estimate the level of capacity needed to meet the demand for Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ND) assessments in children, young people and adults.

This Green Health Week, Professor Dominic Mellor, Consultant in Veterinary Public Health at Public Health Scotland, discusses the importance of being bug and germ aware while exploring the outdoors.

Dr Diane Stockton, Consultant at Public Health Scotland, explains in this blog why simple comparisons of COVID-19 rates in those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated should not be used to assess how effective a vaccine is in preventing serious health outcomes.

June is Gypsy, Roma, Traveller History month (GRTHM) - an opportunity to raise awareness of and celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history, culture and heritage.