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What's New

  • Fraserburgh Early Years Project - Strategic Reference Group Report to Community Planning Executive (Jan 2012)
  • Tobacco Buddy Project - Roisin Day has recently been appointed as Project Co-ordinator for the Marr Tobacco Buddy project. In partnership with Aberdeneshire CVS, Central & South, this is a one year pilot project which aims to develop a network of Buddies in rural Marr, who will support smokers in their local communities to reduce / stop smoking.
  • Aberdeenshire Health Improvement Fund - application forms and guidance now available 
  • The Garioch community kitchen was officially opened on the 8th of February 2012 by local Councillor Martin Kitts-Hayes and was supported by Homestart, the Harlaw centre, Childsmile, St Andrews Nursery, Kemnay CLD and Healthy Helpings.  The facility welcomed over 100 people from the local community, voluntary agencies and public sector representatives including Comraich, Cair Scotland, CVS, local schools and Community centres. Food taster tessions were provided throughout the day.  More information is available here.
  • Keep Well Extension

Aberdeenshire Health and Wellbeing

Aberdeenshire's population has a relatively good health status when compared with Scotland as a whole, although there are some areas in Aberdeenshire, mostly in the north, where there is significant deprivation and poor health outcomes. Overall Scotland's health in Scotland is poor for a western European country and tends to be worse than in England.

Scenic view of Aberdeenshire

Improving health and reducing inequalities in health across Aberdeenshire is a key priority for the Community Health Partnership (CHP) and for the Community Planning Partnership (CPP). All staff in the CHP have a responsibility to improve health and reduce inequalities in health through their normal work. Those in the CHP Public Health team work specifically to improve health across the NHS and with multi-agency partners to address the priority issues.

About Us gives you information about who is involved in health and wellbeing work in Aberdeenshire, as well as links to plans, progress reports and minutes of meetings.

What We Do provides information about health improvement work we and our partners are involved in, as well as performance management reports.

Aberdeenshire's Health includes reports and links to local research, needs assessments and health statistics.