Following our case study of the work of Lorn and Oban Healthy Options in a previous edition of CHEX point we are pleased to report that information from their Chair Hugh McLean confirms that they are on a more secure funding footing. 

Fiona Cross, Director at Ripple shares with us the importance of taking every opportunity that comes your way.

Active Communities’ involvement in Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

Elspeth Gracey, CHEX Development Manager, offers her reflections from the LGBT Health and Wellbeing’s AGM.

How many of us after hearing an inspirational talk actually go and do something to improve the lives of the people in the community we serve?

A reflection on where we are at in terms of the needs and rights of those of us whose sexuality and gender identity has in the past been deemed shameful and illegal but increasingly walk with pride and embrace the opportunity afforded by the equality of marriage legislation.

In this blog Elspeth Gracey, from the CHEX team, reflects on how we use language to describe Scotland’s biggest health challenge and given what we know about the statistics and research what difference will it make to what we should do?