Glasgow Centre for Population Health
@thegcph
Generating insights and evidence and supporting new approaches to improve health and tackle inequality. monthly e-update: gcph.co.uk/eupdate
Our newest Concept Explainer looks at wellbeing economy, an economic system that focusses on benefits to people and the planet rather than solely focussing on economic growth and financial profit. Download the pdf here: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
📢 New Concept Explainer! Climate Change is a major public health challenge but addressing it through planning, adaption & mitigation can exclude disabled people through (often unintentional) Eco-Ableism. #DisabilityPride Links: 📌 www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi... 📌 www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
Did you know that Census data shows that LGBT+ people experience consistent differences across key socioeconomic indicators? Read more in our report on LGBT+ health and wellbeing in Scotland : www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi... Full text DYK: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
📣 Newly published! Our updated Children's neighbourhood profiles, co-produced with @publichealthscot.bsky.social, are now on Understanding Glasgow: www.understandingglasgow.com/profiles/chi... 👀Look out for upcoming intelligence briefings, based on the Children's Profiles. 🎞️ Quick Guide:
Did you know that health inequalities are most pronounced among people identifying as transgender or with a trans history? Read more in our LGBT census analysis of 5.4 million people: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi... Full text DYK: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
📣 June e-update! This edition covers the new Glasgow nhd profiles, new landmark Census analysis of LGBT+ health & wellbeing in Scotland, the latest evaluation of Big Noise, and new blogs focussing on community wealth building & cultural humility. enewsletters.tictocfamily.com/t/r-e-tutrgj...
Did you know that LGBT+ people experience markedly higher rates of mental health conditions than the general population? Find out more in our recent LGBT+ census analyses: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi... Full Text DYK: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi... #PrideMonth #Pride
Did you know that young people in Scotland are more likely to report having LGBT+ status? This indicates a need to plan for increasingly diverse populations in healthcare. Find out more in our recent LGBT+ census report www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi... Full text DYK: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
📣 New Concept Explainer! The assumption of heteronormativity can create often unintentional, but avoidable, barriers to healthcare and other support services. 🧷Full text available at: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
For the Sistema Scotland Big Noise evaluation, researcher Lisa Garnham created an interactive layered map to illustrate the pathways to impact. It uses case studies, such as the ones below, to illustrate this at an individual level. 🔽 bignoise.layeredsystemsmaps.com/view/finalim...
Some lovely images from this morning's launch of our Sistema Scotland Big Noise evaluation report 'Trust the Process: Big Noise Impact on Participants, Families and Their Wider Communities'. 🔗 Read the evaluation report here: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
📣 New report! "Trust the Process: Big Noise impact on participants, families and their wider communities" Our new evaluation of Sistema Scotland’s Big Noise shows clear, wide-ranging and consistent benefits linked directly to the programme. 🔗 www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
🏆 🍽️ Following from yesterday's #GlasgowGoingForGold launch, here is a short animation explaining what it is and how Glasgow is aiming for the Sustainable Food Places Gold Award!
🏆🍽 Going for Gold! We were delighted to help launch Glasgow's bid to achieve a Gold award through Sustainable Food Places. Thanks also to Cllr McSporran and Sacred Heart Primary 👏. 🔗 Find out more: goodfoodforall.co.uk/projects/gla... #GlasgowGoingForGold
Did you know that in the most recent Scottish Census, racially-minoritised groups were more likely to identify as LGBT+ than the white population? Download our latest 'Did you Know' on LGBT+ identities among racially-minoritised groups: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
To go along with our new report 'LGBT+ Health and Wellbeing in Scotland: A landmark census analysis of 5.4 million people', we have produced an infographic with some of the key facts from the report. You can read the report here: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
📣New GCPH report: the first national census analysis of LGBT+ health and wellbeing in Scotland, in collaboration with LGBT Health & Wellbeing. This #Pride month, the evidence is clear: inequalities persist. They are measurable and actionable. Read more: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
Did you know… that the language used to describe disability plays a powerful role in shaping public understanding, attitudes and policy responses? Find out more about GCPH's latest report on framing disability: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
To go along with our newly published Glasgow City neighbourhood profiles, we have produced a short evidence briefing comparing population and health trends in Glasgow over a decade. Read it here: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
📣 To mark today's Scottish Parliament elections here's a short animation which provides a whistle-stop tour of the growth of democracy in Glasgow & Scotland, from the Chartists to the Suffragettes! The timeline can also be viewed here: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
📣New Concept Explainer! 'Cultural humility' was first articulated by Melanie Tervalon and Jann Murray-García in 1998 as an alternative to more static notions of cultural competence.🔽 Full text: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
📣 New blog! Mohasin Ahmed describes her recent work with the Community Wealth Building Evaluation: Learning Lessons from Scotland (CoWBELLS) Public Involvement Panel, working with community‑led organisations, small businesses & social enterprises across Scotland www.gcph.co.uk/latest/news-...
📣 New guest blog! Dr Jayne Galinsky talks about GCPH & @yunuscentregcu.bsky.social's new CoWBELLS project: Community Wealth Building Evaluation: Learning Lessons from Scotland 📍https://www.gcph.co.uk/latest/news-blogs/1316-a-public-health-evaluation-of-community-wealth-building-cwb-in-scotland
📣 New CommonHealth Assets outputs We are delighted to share individual summaries from the fantastic community organisations we and @yunuscentregcu.bsky.social worked with to demonstrate the importance of local community organisations to health and wellbeing. Link: www.gcph.co.uk/our-work/25-...
📣 New Concept Explainer! Our new concept explainer looks at whole-system approaches and why they matter 🔽 www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
📣 Just published! Our March newsletter highlights our work in the first few months of 2026, including our new publication on problem gambling and the Glasgow City Food Plan annual report and networking event. We also introduce our strengthened commitment to anti‑racism. ▶️ shorturl.at/jU2ww
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