Voluntary Health Scotland is an increasingly active member of this important Cross Party Group. It aims to raise awareness of the causes of health inequalities amongst parliamentarians, promote evidence based legislation, policy and actions that reduce health inequalities – and avoid … [Read more...] about Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities
Building third sector evidence on health inequalities
VHS is undertaking a research project that will showcase the work of the voluntary sector in tackling health inequalities and identify what further support we need to be able to make the most of our opportunities. This will help us to evidence the impact of the work of the voluntary sector to … [Read more...] about Building third sector evidence on health inequalities
Eric Liddell Centre
This month Health Inequalities Volunteer James Evans met with Julie Carter who is the Ca(i)re Programme manager at The Eric Liddell Centre in Edinburgh. The Centre is a refurbished church, named after the 1924 Olympic Gold winning 400 metre runner Eric Liddell. Eric studied in Edinburgh and attended … [Read more...] about Eric Liddell Centre
Health Inequalities Policy Review
Neil Findlay MSP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Well-Being initiated a Health Inequalities Policy Review Commission in May 2014. Chaired by Dr David Conway of the Socialist Health Association, this review aims to go beyond health service reform and take a broader approach to preventing, … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Policy Review
Unequal Lives – children and the early years
On 13 May 2014, Voluntary Health Scotland and Children in Scotland jointly delivered the first seminar in the Unequal Lives, Unjust Deaths series of events, examining health inequalities across the life course and the voluntary sector contribution to reducing, preventing and reversing these. This … [Read more...] about Unequal Lives – children and the early years
Join our Health Inequalities Project!
Tackling Health Inequalities Together! Policy makers often ask us for evidence to show the impact of the work of the voluntary sector. We know that there is a lot of exceptional work in the voluntary sector to tackle health inequalities and that you are making a real difference to people’s … [Read more...] about Join our Health Inequalities Project!
Tullibody Healthy Living
This month Health Inequalities Volunteer James Evans met with Tracy Gibson the Community Development Worker at Tullibody Healthy Living. This is a voluntary based project who work in partnership with other agencies to provide access to many healthy living activities, as well as providing support on … [Read more...] about Tullibody Healthy Living
Ministerial Task Force publishes second review of Equally well
The Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities published its second review of Equally Well on Thursday 13 March 2014. The first review in 2010 focussed on how well agencies were responding to the principles set out in Equally Well. This second review looks at: the way that people and … [Read more...] about Ministerial Task Force publishes second review of Equally well
Innovation in dementia support
This month James Evans, Health Inequalities Volunteer met with Sue Northrop. Sue has personal experience of caring for close family members with dementia and is a member of the North Berwick Day Centre Voluntary Management Committee. After many years working on public service reform in the Scottish … [Read more...] about Innovation in dementia support
Unequal lives, unjust deaths
Voluntary Health Scotland launched a programme of events to address health inequalities across the life course. Health inequalities are differences in health status and outcomes between different groups of people. People who are living with social, economic, physical, or political disadvantages … [Read more...] about Unequal lives, unjust deaths
