#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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
HPON – Key Note Briefing for meeting held on 24th June
The second meeting of 2020 was held via zoom on 24 June. Members at the meeting heard from Claire Menzies, Clerk to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee and her […]
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 […]
Key Messages: Rising Food Insecurity in times of COVID-19
Public Health Scotland Food Insecurity Working Group and Voluntary Health Scotland hosted a joint event which took place on the 4th June 2020 with 31 registered attendees. Food insecurity has […]
Key Messages: ACOSVO & VHS Health Leaders April Zoom Meeting
On the 27th of April, ACOSVO and VHS hosted a joint meeting on Zoom with health leaders. The meeting brought third sector leaders from health organisations together to discuss the […]
CPG Health Inequalities: Impact of COVID-19 on Health Inequalities
On the 14th May, the Health Inequalities Cross Party Group met on Zoom to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on health Inequalities. The meeting was chaired by Anas Sarwar MSP […]
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 […]
