New CHEX resource focuses on the people we work with
/Our resource hub is a one-stop shop for useful materials, including explainers on key topics, helpful infographics, and signposts to relevant policy, research and online tools.
Read MoreWe can’t change the whole world – but we can change many worlds
/In this blog for CHEX, Brendan Rooney, newly-retired Executive Director of Healthy N Happy Community Development Trust, reflects on his decades of work in community development and his hopeful aspirations for the future.
Read MoreUniversities as partners in progress on inclusion health
/In this new blog, Dr Sarah Anderson, Senior Community Engagement Manager at the University of Edinburgh, discusses the relationships between Edinburgh University and the city’s communities, focusing on their new Community Plan.
Read MoreReflecting on how NHS could gain more from public involvement
/In this article for CHEX, retired citizen Ro Pengelly reflects on her public involvement with NHS, as a business representative on a UK taskforce in 1992, and since 2018 with two of Scotland’s non-territorial NHS boards.
Read MoreCHEX Conference - save the date
/We are excited to announce our conference for 2026 will be on 26th February!
Read MoreCollaboration across sectors - call for examples
/If you have experience of what it takes to undertake cross-sector collaborative work with local communities, we'd love to hear from you!
Read MoreOut & About: Castlemilk Youth Complex
/Earlier in the year Sarah from the CHEX team met with youth workers and volunteers Kirsty, Tony, Ciara and Kayley from Castlemilk Youth Complex and learned about the impressive range of youth and community led health and wellbeing work undertaken by the Complex with local partners.
Read MoreApplications open for an exciting new collaboration between Northern Ireland & Scotland
/The Common Ground Leadership Programme is a unique opportunity to build your leadership skills, explore shared challenges, and co-create solutions with peers from Northern Ireland and Scotland. public sector partners.
Read MoreConsultation response: Public Health Scotland - Shaping our Strategy
/SCDC/CHEX responded to Public Health Scotland’s consultation to support the development of their new strategy for 2025-2035.
Read MoreCalling all community health organisations: how valued do you feel?
/In this blog, Niall McShannon from Clydesdale Community Initiatives talks about a survey seeking to understand the relationship between community organisations and their public sector partners.
Read MoreWhy Does ‘Place’ Matter for Social Prescribing?
/This blog by Emilie McSwiggan, PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, explores the relevance of understanding ‘places and communities’ for social prescribing, and how this has been reflected in social prescribing research so far.
Read MoreJoint statement on preventative approaches help tackle Scotland's growing health inequalities crisis
/Published jointly by Edinburgh Community Health Forum, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE), SCDC & CHEX, and Voluntary Health Scotland, this joint statement comes as major policies and frameworks have set out prevention as a key approach to how public services should operate.
Read MoreOut & About – Tannahill Centre, Ferguslie Park
/Earlier in the year Sarah met with Terry, Volunteer Co-ordinator at the Tannahill Centre in Ferguslie Park in Paisley. The Tannahill Centre is a community hub, which acts as the area’s community anchor organisation.
Read MoreOut and About: The Corner
/Over the summer, Sarah caught up with Steph, the Outreach Lead for the Corner in Dundee. One of our workshops leads at the CHEX Conference earlier in the year, the Corner are a health and wellbeing service for young people in Dundee.
Read MoreOut & About: GRACE Sharing Time East Dunbartonshire
/Grace (Group Recovery Aftercare Community Enterprise) are a local peer-led membership organisation, providing recovery after-care for people who have experienced life traumas such as bereavement, ill health, loneliness, social isolation, mental health issues amongst others.
Read MoreHow community-led health groups are facing Scotland's mental health crisis→
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In this new briefing, explore the contribution of community-led health organisations and approaches to growing positive mental health and wellbeing at a time when mental health services are struggling to meet demand.
Read MoreReflecting on career supporting community-led health
/This article from Julie Fox explores her significant contribution to community-led health and the development of Annexe Communities in Partick as she begins her retirement. Everyone here at CHEX would like to say a hearty congratulations on all of her work, and best wishes for the future.
Read MoreListening, learning, and leading for change - Reflections from the CHEX Conference
/In this article, Ruth Glassborow, Director of Place and Wellbeing, Public Health Scotland shares her reflections following the CHEX Conference 2025 held in Stirling. Ruth acted as a ‘keynote listener’ during the day, hearing from conference attendees about carrying out their work supporting communities across Scotland.
Read MoreAdvancing Green Health Workshop – hosted by Public Health Scotland, Nature Scot and Greenspace Scotland
/CHEX were invited by Public Health Scotland, Greenspace Scotland and Nature Scot to contribute to a cross sectoral workshop in June to share the knowledge, skills and experience from our Network in the development of Green Health in Scotland.
Read MoreOut and About: East Kilbride & Strathaven Community Learning and Development Local Action Planning Group
/CHEX was pleased to be asked along to present at the March 2025 East Kilbride & Strathaven Community Learning and Development Local Action Planning Group meeting in East Kilbride.
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