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SUMMARY:Engaging in Effective Community Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:Public Health Scotland Event with Voluntary Health Scotland \nCommunity advocacy is a preventative and pro-active approach that supports people to be active citizens and self-advocate in relation to decisions affecting their lives. How do we understand community advocacy in a public health and health inequalities context?  What lessons can be learned from community focused interventions developed by the third sector? Can this approach mitigate the impact of health inequalities? \nSession aim   \nTo explore what engagement in advocacy means in a public health context\, how this can mitigate health inequalities and what this means for your own role. \nThis is an interactive session\, where you will be encouraged to consider a range of advocacy approaches to mitigating health inequalities for different kinds of communities. You will hear exemplars from several third sector organisations\, each of which will illustrate their own use of community based interventions to support people’s health and wellbeing. \nSpeakers \n\nStuart Brown\, Physical Activity Co-ordinator and Sophie Bridger\, Policy and Campaigns Manager\, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland\nEse Johnson\, Development Manager for Minority Ethnic Health\, Waverley Care\nElizabeth Rowlett\, Partnership Integration Engagement Officer\, Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise\nClaire Stevens\, Chief Executive\, Voluntary Health Scotland\nMoira Davies\, Senior Learning and Development Officer\, Public Health Scotland\n\nLearning outcomes  \nBy the end of the session\, you should have: \n\nImproved understanding of how advocacy can mitigate the impact of health inequalities\nMore confidence about identifying and working with community and third sector advocates\nIdeas for developing your own community advocacy role.\n\nBook your place here.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/engaging-in-effective-community-advocacy/
LOCATION:online via Teams\, .\, .\, .\, .
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SUMMARY:Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities February Meeting 2023
DESCRIPTION:The next meeting for the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place in the Scottish Parliament\, in person \, on Tuesday 7th February 2023 in Committee Room 2. We also will have the option to view the meeting online. Please select which you would like when booking a place. This will be our first hybrid CPG meeting. \nThis meeting will be chaired by co-convenor Brian Whittle MSP and will explore the topic of Health inequalities in Scottish Prisons. \nOur guest speaker: \n\nWendy Sinclair-Gieben\, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons\, Scotland\nDavid Logan\, Outside Voices\, Families Outside\n\nAt this meeting we will also consider applications from a number of organisations that have advised us they wish to join the CPG. \nBook your place at the meeting here.\nNB Non-MSP members should arrive in the Parliament by 12.40 pm at the latest\, to allow time to be escorted to the room \nPlease contact Lauren Blair if you have any questions.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/cross-party-group-on-health-inequalities-february-meeting-2023/
LOCATION:Scottish Parliament\, Horse Wynd\, Edinburgh\, EH99 1SP \, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Scottish Community Link Worker Network – February Peer Support Event 2023
DESCRIPTION:***These events are aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland*** \nTo support Community Link Workers’ (CLWs) wellbeing and to enable CLWs to share learning and good practice\, the Scottish Community Link Worker Network is hosting this event to bring together CLWs to talk about the tools and resources currently available to support their health and wellbeing. \nYou will have the opportunity to hear about the importance of peer support and the different tools CLW programmes use to support their link workers. To encourage discussion and sharing of good practice\, we will go into smaller breakout groups to allow CLWs time to network with their peers and find out more about each other’s work. \nWe will explore the following questions in the breakout groups: \n• What support is currently available for your wellbeing? \n• What works for you? \n• How does peer support assist you? \n• What is best practice in peer support? \n• How have Covid -19 restrictions impacted peer support? \n• Is there other support you would like that you don’t currently receive? \n  \nBook your place here.\nIf you have questions about the Scottish Community Link Worker Network\, please contact Roisin Hurst at roisin.hurst@vhscotland.org.uk. \nIf you can’t attend but wish to be updated on future progress of the Network\, please get in touch.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/scottish-community-link-worker-network-february-peer-support-event-2023/
LOCATION:online Via Zoom
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