Dona Milne is Deputy Director of Public Health, NHS Lothian and Chair of the Children’s Parliament in Scotland and Youth Scotland. She has a particular interest in challenging inequality and achieving real social impact, core to Inspiring Scotland’s mission.
In Dona’s role as Consultant and Deputy Director of Public Health, she works in the areas of reproductive health, children and young people’s wellbeing and reducing inequalities, particularly focusing on work on social determinants. Her main interests are teenage pregnancy, school attendance and community engagement, particularly youth work.
Dona is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health and an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health. She originally trained in Community Education, specialising in young people and health, working in the voluntary sector and local government.
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