New November date available for CHEX prevention training
/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.
Read MoreHope and possibility: reflecting on the past to imagine the future of adult learning in Highland Scotland
/In this blog, Roisin Irvine, Adult Learning Manager at The Highland Council, discusses how learning communities in Highland marked 50 years since the publication of the Alexander Report, and reflects on the enduring importance of adult learning in Scotland’s communities.
Read MoreA joint statement on prevention: Where are we now for Scotland’s health and wellbeing?
/A year ago, our partnership published a joint statement on prevention, setting out urgent actions we believe are vital to effectively implement prevention policy in Scotland.
Now, as we enter a critical period, with a new five-year Programme for Government, we provide our view on progress so far in an updated statement.
Read MorePrevention Under Pressure: The state of community-led health in Scotland
/At this critical time for the sector, a new report highlights concerning findings from engagement and survey research with community-led health organisations across Scotland.
Read MoreOut & About: PPIE National Summit at Ziauddin University, Pakistan
/In late 2025, Sarah took a (virtual!) journey all the way to Karachi in Pakistan, for a summit focused on establishing a national Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Network to support the meaningful inclusion of patients and wider members of the public in research.
Read MoreChanging communities by doing data differently
/In this blog, Jackie Brock discusses how they ‘do data differently’ at What Matters to You (WM2U), an initiative which collaborates with families in Dundee and Clackmannanshire, focusing on community-based systems change.
Read MoreCHEX training: Prevention in action through community-led approaches
/Our upcoming open one-day training course will explore the vital role community-led health plays in Scotland’s drive to embed prevention at the heart of health and wellbeing policy.
Read MoreSparking healthier futures: celebrating the impact of Health Issues In the Community
/Save the date to join the HIIC team on 22nd October at the Barracks in Stirling to share learning, hear some practical examples of HIIC in action, and celebrate the lasting impact of HIIC in communities where it is used to spark a healthier future for people by taking action on what is important to them.
Read MoreThe work beneath the work: the importance of quiet, shared humanity
/In this blog, Lainy Bedingfield, Managing Director at Kingsway Community Connections, discusses her experience and learning from managing a community-led organisation and the power of harnessing our shared humanity to bring motivation and hope to challenges in the sector.
Read MorePutting ‘enabling governance’ at the heart of community-led prevention
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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 MoreOut & 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.
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