UPCOMING EVENTS
Research by Johan Mackenbach, Professor of Public Health at the University Medical Centre Rotterdam
Research by Johan Mackenbach, Professor of Public Health at the University Medical Centre Rotterdam
A new study on health inequalities across 10 European countries including Scotland makes fascinating listening! It is not yet published but watch out for it. If you have an interest in understanding the nature and causes of health inequalities tune in to this research or go on line for other related publications by the same author especially Health Inequalities: Europe in Profile which highlights:
Inequalities in health between people with higher and lower educational level, occupational class and income level have been found in all European countries.
The widening of some of these health inequalities during the last decades of the 20th century has increased the urgency of this public health problem.
This independent report, commissioned by the UK Presidency of the European Union, gives a comprehensive overview of patterns and trends.
SPRING Evaluation Report
The SPRING Social Prescribing project operated from July 2018 to June 2023. It connected people aged 18+ to support within their community to improve their health and wellbeing. Social Prescribers were based in 19 delivery partners, community-led health organisations throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland. SPRING was a partnership between SCHW and the Healthy Living Centre Alliance in Northern Ireland, funded by the UK National Lottery Community Fund. The lead organisation was Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum.
The second and final evaluation report on the project by evaluators Cavanagh Kelly mainly covers the period November 2020 to December 2022. Click here to download the full report
SCHW Consortium for Health
Our consortium approach ensures that our partner organisations are empowered to be involved in larger national major funding opportunities. It is a way of moving beyond local funding opportunities and to do specific pieces of work that may not be funded at a local level. The consortium approach offers organisations the opportunity to:
Secure contracts or funding that would not otherwise be available.
Extend their service provision into new fields.
Gain new expertise or to extend their activities in to new geographies or other community groups.
Scotland Blue Print for Health
Scottish Communities for Health and Wellbeing (SCHW) has been working for three years on producing a Blueprint for a healthier Scotland to present to the Scottish Government. Many community led organisations have contributed to shaping the Blueprint and many critical friends have commented on drafts. Thank you for your great help. We now have the final version of the Blueprint. To view the Blue print please click here