Overview

The GCPH work programmes for 2009-2012 involve 4 cross-cutting functions

  • Strengthen understanding of health and its determinants, through synthesis and analysis of data of various types.
  • Research and evaluation, developing evidence and good practice to tackle health inequalities and maximise health gain.
  • Debate and fresh thinking, to create and disseminate new insights on population health in the context of 21st Century Scotland.
  • Communication and development work, to influence policy and practice.

 

PROGRAMME OF WORK

 

GCPH 12 Programmes of Work

The diagram above presents the 12 GCPH programmes of work.This work is underpinned by the four cross-cutting GCPH functions mentioned above, and as a whole, result in two broad health
outcomes

  • strengthened processes for tackling health inequalities 
  • greater capacity for action to inmprove health