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Evaluating the health effects of household energy efficiency measures on young children and older adults in Scotland
Good housing is fundamental to health, but the UK’s housing stock, among the oldest in Western Europe, is making...
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This project is examining characteristics and care journeys of care-experienced children. Linking to health and education data, it aims to identify whether certain care journeys impact more negatively on outcomes, including lower educational achievement and having poorer mental health, than others.
Our project examines how different ways of making homes warmer affect children’s respiratory health. Results will be used to inform housing and net zero policies in Scotland.
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Respiratory infections are the main...
The project studies how energy use changed as a result of the 2022 energy crisis and whether this led to a worsening in health outcomes. Results will be used to understand how improvements in energy efficiency can bring health benefits by reducing heating costs.
The aim of the project is to allow researchers to use geospatial data and tools as part of the analysis mechanisms for research using ADR Scotland data. Geospatial data is data about locations or place - it includes information about features or attributes of the location.
Collaborating with our delivery partners, we will share our knowledge and best practice to improve and empower census-linked products for the 2022 Scottish census.
This study aims to link CHI (Community Health Index) and UPRN (Unique Property Reference Number) to more precisely understand the context and environment in which people live, such as better understanding households.
In this research strand, we aim to create a research ready database based on the Scottish civil registration certificates - births, deaths and marriages - between 1855 and 1973.
This project links together pseudo-anonymised welfare benefits with health data, to better understand the impacts of job quality, worklessness and welfare reform on public health and health inequalities.
This research aims to assess whether benefit sanctions have unintended impacts on claimant health and use of health services. (Research paused July 2023).
