Policy Context in Scotland
Andy Bruce
Health Improvement Division
Salutogenesis
the art and science of creating health
“expresses the extent to which one has a feeling of
confidence that the stimuli deriving from one's internal and
external environments in the course of living are
structured, predictable and explicable, that one has the
internal resources to meet the demands posed by these
stimuli and, finally, that these demands are seen as
challenges, worthy of investment and engagement”
Dr Aaron Antonovsky
A Sense of Coherence
Health Topics
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Smoking
Alcohol
Sexual Health
Obesity, Food, Physical Activity
Drugs
Youth Friendly Health Services
Underlying Factors
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Early Years
GIRFEC
Curriculum for Excellence
Child Poverty Strategy
Valuing Young People
Cashback for Communities
Vulnerable Groups
Mental Wellbeing
Types of Approach
• Assets-based
• Role of the voluntary sector
• Youth Commission on Alcohol
• Social Marketing
http://www.getthelowdown.co.uk/
• Targeted/Universal
The Lowdown
The Road to Recovery
Child Healthy Weight
Changing Scotland’s
Relationship with Alcohol
Respect & Responsibility
Health in the Curriculum
Smoking Prevention
Action Plan
Assets approaches
Child Poverty Strategy
Valuing Young
People
Curriculum for
Excellence
Cashback for
Communities
TAMFS
Vulnerable Groups
GIRFEC
Early Years
Framework