"The statistics on health inequalities, whilst shocking, don’t give insight into the real-life experiences of people living in poverty.
It’s important to remind ourselves of the human cost of not addressing the underlying causes of health inequalities."
From the latest CHEX briefing - link in bio!
New blog: David Allan shares his thoughts around the progress of community-led action research – and what could be next for this approach in Scotland.
Link in bio!
We're excited today as we have just sent out the first issue of the brand-new SCDC Weekly! 📰
Each Wednesday we will:
❗️Quickly catch you up on what you need to know
📑Share what the SCDC team are reading
🗓️Let you know key dates for your diary
Sign up: .uk/weekly
New CHEX Briefing published today:
In this timely paper, we set out actions we think can help eradicate health inequality in Scotland.
The actions are based on learning from our work in this area, including from the wider community-led health sector.
Link in bio 🔗
🗓️New event: 28th Feb!
We've been working with communities and organisations in Falkirk and Moffat to explore what helps communities to build resilience. 🗨️
This shared learning event will have lots of discussion and a chance to make connections 🥰
Link in bio 🔗
Brilliant new co-pro case study on the SCN website!
'You can always be better - learning through the process'
Yesmin Begum shares her insights on how do this, exploring her work with Katie's Team, a women’s health advocacy group in London, and their co-produced Health Literacy Project in Tower Hamlets.
In her words: 'Co-production is not just a concept; it's a philosophy'.
Link to the case studies page in our bio 🔗
📣The CHEX annual conference is now open for booking! 📢
🗓️Tuesday 5th March
📍 The Studio, Glasgow
It's a chance to get together to learn from each other and share ideas as we work to ensure community-led health continues to play its vital role.
#CHEX24
Link in bio 🔗
No one wants to live in a Scotland where a 1/4 of kids grow up in poverty and where the services we all rely on are pushed to the brink.
It’s time for our political leaders to work together to boost investment at #ScotBudget & beyond.
#TimetoTax
