The Health Inequalities Cross Party Group met on Monday 6th December at 6pm online via Zoom. The meeting was chaired by Group Co-Convenor Paul O'Kane MSP. Topic: Responses to the inverse care law in Scotland An important ‘ground-up’ response to the challenges of the inverse care law emerged over a … [Read more...] about CPG Health Inequalities: Responses to the inverse care law in Scotland
Health at the Heart of Communities: what’s love got to do with it?
Delegates to our Annual Conference on 6th October 2021 have given us some fantastic feedback which we’d like to share more widely. Our conference theme was Health at the Heart of Communities and of the 101 people who attended 36 filled out our feedback form. The conference overall got a resounding … [Read more...] about Health at the Heart of Communities: what’s love got to do with it?
ACHWS Creative Coffee Break Conversation: Health Inequalities
Creative Coffee Break Conversation: A frame is not a state of mind An event by Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland. “Health inequalities are the unjust and avoidable differences in people’s health across the population and between specific population groups. Health inequalities go … [Read more...] about ACHWS Creative Coffee Break Conversation: Health Inequalities
ACHWS Creative Coffee Break Conversation: Health Inequalitites
Creative Coffee Break Conversation: A frame is not a state of mind An event by Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland. “Health inequalities are the unjust and avoidable differences in people’s health across the population and between specific population groups. Health … [Read more...] about ACHWS Creative Coffee Break Conversation: Health Inequalitites
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities December 2021 Meeting
VHS are delighted that the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities has been re-registered at the Scottish Parliament. Voluntary Health Scotland have been reappointed as the Secretariat of the Group and we welcome new co-convenors: Emma Harper MSP, Emma Harper MSP and Brian Whittle MSP. The next … [Read more...] about Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities December 2021 Meeting
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities December 2021 Meeting
VHS are delighted that the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities has been re-registered at the Scottish Parliament. Voluntary Health Scotland have been reappointed as the Secretariat of the Group and we welcome new co-convenors: Emma Harper MSP, Paul O'Kane MSP and Brian Whittle MSP. Meeting … [Read more...] about Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities December 2021 Meeting
Community Link Workers – Demonstrating Impact on Health Inequalities
***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland and who would be interested in understanding how to demonstrate their impact on tackling health inequalities.*** Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) and Voluntary Health … [Read more...] about Community Link Workers – Demonstrating Impact on Health Inequalities
Community Link Workers – Demonstrating Impact on Health Inequalities
***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland and who would be interested in understanding how to demonstrate their impact on tackling health inequalities.*** Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) and Voluntary Health … [Read more...] about Community Link Workers – Demonstrating Impact on Health Inequalities
Charities Call for Action on Non-Communicable Disease Prevention
One in five deaths caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are preventable in Scotland. A group of ten of Scotland’s leading health charities, are calling for immediate and urgent action on health harming products such as alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy food and drink to prioritise public health … [Read more...] about Charities Call for Action on Non-Communicable Disease Prevention
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities- Initial Meeting
VHS and MSP's are seeking to re-establish the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities in the Scottish Parliament. The initial meeting will be held on Monday 27th of September with Emma Harper MSP, Brian Whittle MSP and Paul O'Kane MSP. We invite the members of the group to join this meeting … [Read more...] about Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities- Initial Meeting
