About the Public Health Information Network for Scotland (PHINS)

The Public Health Information Network for Scotland (PHINS) aims to keep public health professionals in Scotland up-to-date with national and local developments in public health information via bulletins, email updates and seminars. To join the network, please register with the ScotPHO website.

PHINS Seminar 2024

Seminars, which have been running since 2001, are held on an annual basis to discuss and publicise current public health-related developments and research.

This year’s PHINS seminar took place on Tuesday 29th October 2024 and was run as an online event only.

The seminar programme and slides from all the presentations are available below as PDF files. Videos of all the presentations are also available on YouTube via the following link >> PHINS Seminar 2024 - Videos.

• Seminar programme 2024 (91Kb)

Session 1: Physical and social environmental determinants of health

• Where are we in greenspace and health research? (10.2Mb). Prof Rich Mitchell, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Watch the video.
• Differences in social connection across urban and rural Scotland: impacts on wellbeing, and insight for intervention (1.5Mb). Dr Emily Long, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Watch the video.

Session 2: Poverty and health

• Poverty in Scotland 2024 (1.3Mb). Dr Carla Cebula, Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Watch the video.
• "You're fit for work": Universal Credit and the invalidation of mental health problems (366Kb). Dr Laura Robertson, Poverty Alliance. Watch the video.

Session 3: Public health indicators and evidence

• How can we tell if things are getting better? (2.3Mb). Emma Congreve, Fraser of Allander Institute and Scottish Health Equity Research Unit, University of Strathclyde. Watch the video.

Dashboard showcase - Watch the video:

1. Alcohol consumption and harms dashboard (ACHD) (576Kb). Scott Kilgariff, Public Health Scotland.
2. ScotPHO Online Profiles Tool (1Mb). Vicky Elliott, Public Health Scotland.
3. Mental health indicators (1Mb). Liz Richardson, Public Health Scotland.
4. Health & Wellbeing Metadata Catalogue (605Kb). Catherine Foster, Public Health Scotland.
5. Evidence and Gap Map - Self-harm in children and young people (401Kb). Catriona Fraser, Public Health Scotland.