#WeArePublicHealth Poster Competition Finalists
Our poster competition is back for 2020! We have heard some amazing stories of how our network responded to Covid-19 to mitigate negative consequences that impacted so many. Here are […]
#WeArePublicHealth Conference Exhibitors
We are delighted to be joined by our ‘virtual’ exhibitors for our 2020 annual conference #WeArePublicHealth – Building forward for Health and Wellbeing on the 4th and 5th November. Click […]
Marion’s Blog: Safeguarding for health & wellbeing
It is a great opportunity to be involved in the VHS Annual Conference and come together to talk about public health in Scotland. Public health and the part we play, […]
Nathan’s Blog: Fast-Tracking Scotland to end the HIV epidemic
Let’s get in the fast lane. That’s what cities were told as the global Fast-Track Cities initiative was launched on World AIDS Day 2014 in Paris. Fast-Track Cities is a […]
Shereen’s Blog: Responding to the crisis
The pandemic has brought changes to everyone’s lives but the impact has been especially hard on new parents and families in the UK. With the majority of women in the […]
Key Messages: Challenge Poverty Week: Food Insecurity, Poverty and Health
VHS and the Poverty Alliance ran a joint event taking place as part of challenge poverty week events on the 7th October 2020. We discussed how poverty, access to food […]
Alan’s Blog: Impossible to Ignore
People with arthritis can’t ignore their pain. Let’s make sure the Government doesn’t either. Lockdown has made living with arthritis harder. The pain of waiting for joint replacement surgery is […]
Key Messages: Keeping the Conversation Going: Loneliness and Social Isolation
VHS ran a meeting on the 1st of July in collaboration with members of Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland to shine a spotlight on creative responses to loneliness and social isolation […]
Engaging with the Scottish Parliament during the pandemic
VHS hosted an event with Paul Anderson, Community Outreach Manager at the Scottish Parliament on Engaging with the Scottish Parliament during the pandemic. View the presentation from the event: Paul […]
Key Messages: Digitally Healthy- Health Literacy and Health Inequalities
VHS hosted a joint zoom event with NES Digital Service, NHS Education for Scotland on the 23rd of June to discuss health literacy and health inequalities. The event was an opportunity […]
