NHS Highland Public Health

Priority 1

A Scotland where we live in vibrant, healthy, and safe places and communities.

NHSH Stay Well

• Social prescribing embedded in service delivery (workplan 1.1)
• Support for community planning within Highland (workplan 1.2)

NHSH Nurture Well

• Staff health and wellbeing (workplan 1.3)

Priority 2

A Scotland where we flourish in our early years:

NHSH Start Well

• Increased knowledge and confidence to support women to breastfeed (workplan 2.1)
• Child Healthy Weight and Maternal and infant feeding (see also PHP 6) (workplan 2.2)

NHSH Thrive Well

• Improved outcomes for children and young people (workplan 2.3)

Priority 3

A Scotland where we have good mental wellbeing.

NHSH Stay Well

• Reduced rates of suicide (workplan 3.1)
• Improved mental health and wellbeing (workplan 3.2)

Priority 4

A Scotland where we reduce the use of and harm from alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

NHSH Stay Well

• Reduce harm from substance use (workplan 4.1)
• Reduced smoking rates (workplan 4.2)

Priority 5

A Scotland where we have a sustainable, inclusive economy with equality of outcomes for all.

NHSH Anchor Well

• Work with identified groups at risk including those with protected characteristics and those who live in poverty. (workplan 5.1)
• Reduce the impact of violence against women. (workplan 5.2)

Priority 6

A Scotland where we eat well, have a healthy weight and are physically active.

NHSH Stay Well

• Increase levels of physical activity in the NHS Highland population (workplan 6.1)
• Adult healthy weight (workplan 6.2)
• Prevention work with reference to type 2 diabetes. (workplan 6.3)

Workplans