Join VHS and the Open University for the fifth in a series of joint online events exploring ageing, health and wellbeing. This part of Jitka Vseteckova’s Ageing Well lecture series and will explore what we need to consider around physical activity and movement in this talk titled: Move it and … [Read more...] about Ageing Well: 5th Talk with the Open University
Ageing Well: 4th Virtual Talk with the Open University
Join VHS and the Open University for the fourth in a series of joint online events exploring ageing, health and wellbeing. This fourth part of Jitka Všetečková's Ageing Well lecture series and will cover age-related changes affecting hydration, kidney & liver function, medication /polypharmacy, … [Read more...] about Ageing Well: 4th Virtual Talk with the Open University
Ageing Well: 4th Virtual Talk with the Open University
Join VHS and the Open University for the fourth in a series of joint online events exploring ageing, health and wellbeing. This fourth part of Jitka Všetečková's Ageing Well lecture series and will cover age-related changes affecting hydration, kidney & liver function, medication /polypharmacy, … [Read more...] about Ageing Well: 4th Virtual Talk with the Open University
Ageing Well: 3rd Virtual Talk with the Open University
Join VHS and the Open University for the third in series of joint online events exploring ageing, health and wellbeing. This third part of Jitka Vseteckova's Ageing Well lecture series and will explore what we need to consider around nutrition while ageing and how to support people to eat regularly … [Read more...] about Ageing Well: 3rd Virtual Talk with the Open University
Ageing Well: 3rd Virtual Talk with the Open University
Join VHS and the Open University for the third in series of joint online events exploring ageing, health and wellbeing. This third part of Jitka Vseteckova's Ageing Well lecture series and will explore what we need to consider around nutrition while ageing and how to support people to eat regularly … [Read more...] about Ageing Well: 3rd Virtual Talk with the Open University
Hugh’s blog: The Future of Health and Wellbeing in Scotland
One of the things we as a society have learned in the last few months is that health and wellbeing have to be everyone’s top priority. Covid-19 has put that into stark prominence as never before. Beforehand there was frequent news about the time-bomb that awaits in terms of obesity, diabetes, … [Read more...] about Hugh’s blog: The Future of Health and Wellbeing in Scotland
Rising Food Insecurity in times of COVID-19
Join the Public Health Scotland Food Insecurity Working Group and Voluntary Health Scotland for our partnership event. Book your place here. Food insecurity has been an issue for a significant proportion of Scotland’s population for many years and now COVID-19 has caused the issue to become … [Read more...] about Rising Food Insecurity in times of COVID-19
Rising Food Insecurity in times of COVID-19
Join the Public Health Scotland Food Insecurity Working Group and Voluntary Health Scotland for our partnership event. Book your place here. Food insecurity has been an issue for a significant proportion of Scotland’s population for many years and now COVID-19 has caused the issue to become … [Read more...] about Rising Food Insecurity in times of COVID-19
Key Messages: Discussions on COVID-19 Impact on Voluntary Health Sector, 23rd April
On 23rd April 2020 VHS held an online Zoom discussion with ten voluntary health organisations to share the findings of our research into the immediate impact COVID-19 on the voluntary health sector. VHS had gathered intelligence from 143 organisations via a survey early on in the lock down period … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Discussions on COVID-19 Impact on Voluntary Health Sector, 23rd April
Loneliness and Self-Isolation: Longterm Effects of the Covid-19 Crisis
With the lockdown now exacerbating people’s sense of loneliness, Source News spoke to Kiren Zubairi about the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the health and wellbeing of marginalised groups, and the potential for a long-term public health crisis quite apart from that caused by the virus. In the … [Read more...] about Loneliness and Self-Isolation: Longterm Effects of the Covid-19 Crisis
