CHEX training
Prevention in action: Community-led approaches to improving health and reducing health inequalities
This one-day training will explore the vital role community-led health plays in Scotland’s drive to embed prevention at the heart of health and wellbeing policy.
After many decades of improvement, life expectancy in Scotland is going backwards. Some people and communities are facing unfair and avoidable differences in how long they live, and how long they live in good health.
This health inequalities crisis is one of the key reasons Scotland is shifting to a preventative model across our public services - addressing issues ‘upstream’ before they happen. The Population Health Framework, Public Service Reform agenda, and the Health and Social Care Renewal Framework all clearly make prevention both a priority - and a necessity - in how we deliver public services.
Community-led approaches to health are key to developing this policy agenda in a sustainable, and effective way that we know makes real positive change happen across our communities.
This training will explore:
Delivered by experienced community development practitioners and facilitators, this training will answer key questions:
What are the current strategic policy drivers around prevention and health and wellbeing?
What are the impacts of health inequalities on communities across Scotland - and what are the wider social determinant of health?
What do community-led approaches look like and how do they address inequalities?
How do these community development approaches support the prevention policy agenda?
How could your agency work alongside local communities to build health and wellbeing? What’s your role?
What practical resources and supports are available to deliver this way of working?
About our training
This one-day workshop will enable participants to build their knowledge and skills and undertake practical exercises to explore applying this learning in practice in their workplace. Our training approach is:
Well-balanced between tried-and tested methods and innovative techniques to ensure learning outcomes are met.
Delivered by experienced practitioners who understand the topics, and how to facilitate meaningful discussion.
Always engaging and participative, allowing time for discussion and reflection, as well as key resources to support learning.
Authoritative and values-led, bringing together SCDC’s knowledge of the developing empowerment policy environment, and our position as the lead body for community development in Scotland.
Who is this training for?
Anybody working in public sector/community groups or voluntary sector agencies working in/with communities – providing services in Scotland’s communities
Sign up to attend
When: Thursday 8th October 2026, 10am - 4pm
Where: In person at Annexe Communities in Partick, Glasgow.
Cost: £150 per person, including lunch. Limited spaces available