Social Capital, Health and Wellbeing: A planning and evaluation toolkit
- measure the impact of existing work on social capital, health and wellbeing
- clarify health and social capital outcomes
- develop ideas to increase social capital
- plan or commission new work.
The Standing Group have been working with the Meeting the Shared Challenge programme, and members presented the toolkit at the national conference on 1st February in Perth. Lynne Porteous, City of Edinburgh Council who is part of the Standing Group said, "We hope you'll find this resource helpful in providing a framework for us to work together – with common aims and shared outcomes - to show the importance of developing social capital and to measure its positive impact on the health and well-being of individuals and communities."
If you feel that you need some guidance about the context and use of the toolkit, please contact Margaret Barbier - email margaret.barbier@edinburgh.gov.uk. The Standing Group would also be grateful for your feedback on the toolkit - what you have used, what you have found helpful and what improvements you suggest. Please send your comments to Margaret.
If you wish copies of the toolkit, please contact Veronica Wishart, Business Centre 2/1, Waverley Court, 4 East market Street, Edinburgh EH8 8BG; email veronica.wishart@edinburgh.gov.uk.
National Conference - Communities, inequality and health improvement: policy and practice for community-led health
The national conference for the Healthy Communities: Meeting the Shared Challenge programme took place in Perth Concert Hall on Monday 1st February. Healthy Communities: Meeting the Shared Challenge is a Scottish Government funded programme that aims to encourage and support community-led approaches to health improvement throughout Scotland.
This event brought together ideas, challenges and lessons about the importance of community-led health in tacking inequalities and building a healthier Scotland. Presentations and workshops on the day captured the experiences of people directly involved in Meeting the Shared Challenge over the last two years, as well as looking at the challenges ahead. The conference linked community-led health to key policy agendas, and help signpost the resources that are now available to support community-led health.
We'll shortly be uploading videos of the speakers and copies of their presentations from the day along with other resources and materials in our National Conference section on the left.
Case studies report
Changing ideas: Case studies of strategic approaches to community-led health improvement
This report by Peter Taylor, internal evaluator for the Meeting the Shared Challenge programme, discusses the variety of approaches that can be taken to planning and supporting community-led health, and includes a useful set of learning points. To download the report, click here.
Regional Networking Events
An opportunity for community and voluntary organisations and their partners to share learning
As part of the second year of the programme, CHEX hosted 4 Regional Networking Events across Scotland. The events were aimed at community and voluntary sector organisations and their partners to build on their involvement in the programme and provide an opportunity to share learning from across the country on:
- raising awareness on community-led health
- evidencing community-led health through case studies
- taking community-led health forward into local health improvement planning structures
- strengthening partnership support for community-led health
The events took place in Inverness, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
A full report of the events will be available soon here and on the CHEX website. If you would like further information about the events you can contact Elspeth Gracey of CHEX at elspeth@scdc.org.uk or call 0141 222 4840.
