CHEX Conference 2021: Health Issues in the Community
Tuesday 2nd March 2020 & Wednesday 3rd March 2020
This online conference will be a chance to find out more about HIIC, learn from the tutors who deliver it and hear from the participants who have used HIIC to improve the health and wellbeing of their own communities.
We’re currently over capacity, but we’ll be sharing more about the day through social media. You can also join our waiting list here.
Our conference welcome event
To kick off our conference we’re excited to be joined by Jane Jones the original author and driving force behind HIIC; author of ‘Private Troubles and Public Issues: A Community Development Approach to Health’ and the founder of Pilton Community Health Project.
She will share with us her story of bringing HIIC into being; the thinking and learning behind it and the challenges faced along the way. She will highlight the role and relevance of popular education, on which the course is built, for the challenges facing us today and the immediate future.
We will also be joined by Dr Matt Lowther, Head of Place and Equity at Public Health Scotland. Matt is going to talk about their new 3-year Strategy, and what this means for PHS, their partners, and communities.
This opening event will also be a chance hear about the impact HIIC has had on participants and communities and have the opportunity to discuss some of the ideas and issues raised in small breakout rooms.
Our workshops
Tuesday 2nd March 1pm - 2.30pm
Young People and the power of HIIC: Castlemilk Youth Complex
In this workshop you’ll hear from HIIC tutor Kirsty Chapman about her work at Castlemilk Youth Complex (CYC) based in the Southside of Glasgow delivering HIIC to young people in the area.
We’ll discuss in small groups how to introduce HIIC in our schools and local communities - and the challenges this may bring. There will be an opportunity to ask Kirsty questions that arise during the session and hear from these amazing young people (via video). Read more about this workshop (new tab)
HIIC Online: The Highs and Lows from South Lanarkshire
In this workshop course participants will lead you through their experiences of suddenly switching to virtual HIIC during 2020, and their honest experiences of what that meant to them. There will be presentations from the group, Q and A sessions, a virtual tour of the group project that was created, and a chance to speak with the HIIC facilitator who worked with the group. Workshop will also include time for you to consider the implications for your area to offer HIIC online, and what might need to happen for that to become a reality.
This is an opportunity to hear first-hand from the South Lanarkshire HIIC Superstars and their tutor Fiona Douglas (NHS Lanarkshire) on their experience of HIIC online.
Getting into Trouble: Exploring ‘troublemakers’ in popular education
Social change doesn't always happen with everybody's agreement - it often starts with people asking questions and not taking things for granted. This workshop will explore the notion of "troublemakers" in relation to popular education.
Led by Jane Jones, author of HIIC and ‘Private Troubles, Public Issues’ and supported by Susan Paxton, CHEX Manager.
Wednesday 3rd March 10am - 11.30am
Measuring HIICs impact – how do you evidence yours?
Case studies, feedback forms, perhaps even longitudinal studies – all legitimate ways to show HIIC’s impact on individuals and communities. But what are the best ways to evidence HIIC’s impact and to convince commissioners and decision makers to invest in it? CHEX doesn’t pretend to have the answers although we have been involved in various pieces of work around evidence in recent months.
This workshop should be a chance for you to contribute your ideas and knowledge, as well as to learn from others, about ways to improve how we measure and show success.
Young People and the power of HIIC: Castlemilk Youth Complex - see above for more details.
Getting into Trouble: Exploring ‘troublemakers’ in popular education - see above for more details.
Wednesday 3rd March 1pm - 2.30pm
Top down vs bottom up: Strategic planning for HIIC
What are the benefits and challenges of strategically planning a bottom-up course like HIIC? Hint: Remaining flexible and open to compromise are part of the answer! This and other questions will be explored in our workshop bringing together practitioners using HIIC in three different areas (Glasgow, Falkirk and Dundee).
The workshop will demonstrate how HIIC is planned/organised/delivered in the different areas, and discussion will cover the reasons for any variation as well as any challenges and opportunities.
