Chris’s Blog: A Unique Route to Health & Wellbeing through Printmaking
There is a growing body of evidence which shows that cultural connections make a significant and meaningful contribution to personal health and wellbeing. Passive engagement as an audience member at […]
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Claire’s Blog: next steps for third sector in Public Health Reform
In July I blogged about VHS’s growing involvement in the Public Health Reform Programme. A lot has happened since then, so it’s time for another update. As a member of […]
VHS Response to the Draft Culture Strategy for Scotland
VHS have submitted our response to the Scottish Government’s draft culture strategy. You can view our full response here: VHS Response to the Draft Culture Strategy Final In our response we […]
Ian’s blog: more green lights for active travel
Over the past few days, we at Paths for All have been digesting the raft of statistics, information and government plans that were announced on 4th September 2018. In the space of […]
HPON: Planning (Scotland) Bill Evidence Briefing
Members of the Health Policy Officers Network (HPON), Alcohol Focus Scotland, Obesity Action Scotland, Nourish Scotland, Samaritans Scotland and Voluntary Health Scotland, have co-produced a briefing to help inform the Local […]
Mental Health a key plank of 2018/19 Programme for Government
The Scottish Government has renewed its commitment to make Scotland one of the first countries in the world to develop a strategy to address loneliness and social isolation. Announcing the […]
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A Connected Scotland Update
The consultation period for the draft Social Isolation and Loneliness strategy, A Connected Scotland ended on 27th April 2018. The Scottish Government received 416 consultation responses, ranging from large national […]
Animating A Weighty Issue
Thanks to Aye Can Change, a social enterprise based in Perthshire, VHS’s key messages and illustrations from A Weighty Issue: Understanding and Action on Obesity and Health have been encapsulated […]
