“What can arts and culture do for health inequalities?” Developing a Culture Strategy for Scotland
The Scottish Government is working to develop a Culture Strategy for Scotland. The last two Programmes for Government have committed to a Culture Strategy for Scotland, which will be underpinned […]
Margaret’s Blog: What can arts and culture do for health inequalities?
What are the health benefits of engaging with culture, first of all in general terms and then with specific reference to health inequalities? Talking about engaging with culture is a […]
Health, human rights and the EU Withdrawal Bill
There are a number of opportunities right now for third sector organisations to engage with the EU Withdrawal Bill. Over 52 third sector organisations, including VHS, are urging MPs to vote […]
Conference Key Messages: VHS Annual Conference 2017- Get Real
Our Annual Conference, ‘Get Real: Real People, Real Communities, Real Health’, took place on the 16th November 2017 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow. The aim of our annual […]
The interplanetary connectedness of public health
This year’s Faculty of Public Health Scottish Conference took place over 2nd and 3rd November in Aviemore. It set out to emphasise that health is a basic human right, not […]
Sport Matters
In forming the Observatory for Sport in Scotland (OSS) its founders wanted to create a charity that is all about the F word – Friendship. Sport can breed friendship. From […]
SISCC’s Blog: Real health delivered through real world research
How do we deliver the ‘best care’ to improve health and social outcomes for the population of Scotland? What do we mean by ‘best care’? Does this look and feel […]
Third sector voices on the Public Health Oversight Board
Plans are underway to deliver the Scottish Government’s commitments to agree national public health priorities, establish a new national public health body and develop local joint public health partnerships. A […]
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities AGM 26 October 2017
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on 26th October 2017 for its first AGM this Parliamentary session. VHS have produced a summary of the meetings from 2016-2017- CPG Health Inequalities […]
A Healthier Future – Action and Ambitions on Diet, Activity and Healthy Weight
The Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met today, 26th October 2017, to discuss the relationship between health inequalities and obesity. The Group heard from Mona Vaghefian, Public […]
