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Scottish Government Covid-19 advice tailored to specific conditions

COVID-19: What you need to know. The Scottish Government has released tailored COVID-19 advice for people living with specific medical conditions. These include: cancer, diabetes,...

Great ‘Food & Nutrition’ tips from WHO to help you through COVID-19!

The World Health Organization has published “food and and nutrition tips during self-quarantine” for individuals and families in contexts where self-quarantine has been recommended or...

NEW ‘Alcohol Occasionals’ 2020 programme: POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19

SHAAP/SARN regret to inform you that our 2020 seminar series on ‘Alcohol through the Life Course’ has had to be postponed, but we intend to...

New Guidance issued for COVID-19 and people with alcohol related problems

Today, SHAAP has issued new recommendations for services supporting people with alcohol-related problems in the context of COVID-19. Those who will find the new recommendations useful...

COVID-19 Advice for Heavy Drinkers

SHAAP’s advice for heavy drinkers who are planning to cut back or stop drinking alcohol in the context of COVID-19.

SHAAP working arrangements from 17/03/2020

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the SHAAP team will be working from home until further notice from today.  Our partners, colleagues and anyone wishing...

‘Time to blow the whistle on alcohol sponsorship in sports’ – new research out today

Today, Alcohol Focus Scotland (AFS) and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) have published a new report on research by Stirling University’s Institute of Social Marketing...

Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

Prevention is the foundation of public health policy and central to protecting and improving people’s health and well-being. Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is a key...

FYFA infographics: Focus on Youth, Football & Alcohol reports out now

The FYFA project, co-funded by the EU and Scottish Government, has conducted research into attitudes to under-age drinking and alcohol policies in football among young...

SHAAP response to AHA Commission on Alcohol Harm

Read SHAAP’s response to the Alcohol Health Alliance’s 2020 Commission on Alcohol Harm.

SHAAP is recruiting for a Policy Officer. Apply here

SHAAP is recruiting for a Policy Officer, closing date: 25th February. Further details and application form here

‘Stand up and tell me your story’: Video of new report on lived/living experience available to view

The video and report of SHAAP’s new research on lived/living experience was launched on 4th February 2020 at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,...