Out & About: Mental Health Network Greater Glasgow & Clyde
/This April Sarah visited the Mental Health Network (Greater Glasgow and Clyde), where she met with Michelle McBride, Engagement Worker for the Network.
Read MoreCommunity Learning and Development - new national short life working group
/SCDC and CHEX were recently invited, along with other national and local public and voluntary sector organisations, to participate in a new national short life CLD working group.
Read MoreA Key Piece of the Puzzle: Why Governance Matters for Prevention and Community-led Health
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In this blog for CHEX, Ally Boyle MBE, Chair of Public Health Scotland, outlines the importance of context, connection, and culture for good governance – and why these principles are crucial if we’re to support community-led approaches to tackling the big issues facing Scotland’s health.
Read MoreNew evidence: Community is key in tackling health inequalities
/Newly published evidence shows the clear impact that community-led health organisations have on the health and wellbeing of their communities.
Read MoreExploring Common Ground around tackling health inequalities
/A recent learning exchange brought people together from Northern Ireland and Scotland to strengthen practice around community development and health.
Read MoreCHEX 2026: what does it take to make it happen?
/The CHEX Conference 2026 brought more than 70 people together to explore the role community organisations play in addressing Scotland's health inequalities crisis.
Read MoreA Ceilidh and a Safari: Out and about in Inverness and Moray
/Andrew from CHEX recently attended two creative and inspiring community research events in Inverness and Moray. In this Out and About article, he shares some of the things he found particularly inspiring or thought provoking.
Read MoreCHEX conference roundup
/Thanks to everyone who made it along to our annual conference last week in Stirling. From our speakers, world cafe contributors, workshop hosts, and attendees, we're grateful to everyone who shared their knowledge, experience, and ideas during the day.
Read MoreNew 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.
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