Women, Children, Young People and Families

The Women, Children, Young People and Families (WYCPF) team at NHS Education for Scotland (NES) were delighted to host a webinar focussing on Child Poverty in Scotland and the associated health impact and health inequalities.

This webinar aimed to: 

• Describe what child poverty is and who is affected.
• Identify the key determinants of health that can be associated with child poverty.
• Describe the key policies that are implemented to support child poverty.
• Identify the resources available to support learning and development of child poverty and associated health inequalities.

Presenters: 

• Carolyn Wilson - Scottish Government, Unit Head for Supporting Maternal and Child Well-being
• Elizabeth Hammond and Lynda Fenton - Public Health Scotland
• Practitioners from NHS Scotland

Target Audience:

Maternal, infant, children and young people's health and care practitioners.

This webinar was not recorded.

Child Poverty in Scotland Webinar:

Context and Scene Setting - Carolyn Wilson, Scottish Government

• What is child poverty (&why)
• Who is affected (6 priority group)
• Scene setting/national context

Highlight relevant policy and strategy – eg child poverty delivery plan.

Understanding the data - Lynda Fenton, Public Health Scotland

• What is the data telling us about:
• Poverty and child health
• The impact of income and deprivation on children’s health in Scotland
• Food insecurity
• Poverty, child development and attainment

Key Actions to Address Child Poverty and Associated Health Impacts - Lizzy Hammond, Public Health Scotland

• Highlighting relevant evidence/activity
• Describing some of the roles/activity of NHS Scotland child poverty leads e.g.
• Maximising household income and resource, promoting financial inclusion – how to facilitate conversations with families (cash first approach)
• Effective interventions to provide intensive, early support to those at risk of health impacts
• Protective factors (social &emotional wellbeing)
• Safe, secure, nurturing environments
• Holistic, whole family approaches

Supporting your learning and development

• Public Health Scotland child poverty hub & key actions
• Accessing resources, learning opportunities
• Key actions from child poverty hub
• Other tools and resources to access
• IFAN resources

Additional Resource:

NHS Education for Scotland have produced a Sway on Child Poverty, where you will find lots of useful information and links to other resources.