May News Archive

23rd May

Physical Activity & Health Alliance Website

The Physical Activity and Health Alliance is a joint collaboration facilitated by NHS Health Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Executive in order to support the Physical Activity & Health Practitioners of Scotland in the implementation of the Scottish Physical Activity Strategy,'Let's Make Scotland More Active'  (Scottish Executive, 2003).

16th May

Changing the Focus: A National Conference for Scotland, 29th & 30th June

A National Conference for Scotland on Gay & Bisexual Mens Sexual Health & Wellbeing. This free conference aims to share and learn from the wide variety of contributions made to gay and bisexual
men's HIV and sexual health in Scotland and internationally.

15th May

Mental Health Today: Tackling Stigma in Schools

STIGMA is a collaborative project organised by the Inverness Self-harm Forum in an informal partnership with HUG (the Highland Users Group), the NHS Highland department of child and family psychiatry and Eden Court Outreach, which runs theatre groups for young people aged 12-18 all across the Highlands. This article about STIGMA featured in the April issue of Mental Health Today.

11th May

Urgent Needs,Scarce Resources: Challenges for a Modern Health Service

A forthcoming event taking place on the 26th May 2006 from the Center for Ethics in Public Policy and Corporate Governance, with Dr Niall Maclean from the University of St Andrews.

08th May

$mall Change, Big Impact 14th June 2006

A national conference to inform local planning and action. The conference will provide evidence of the impact of innovative community interventions on individual, family and community well-being. The conference will be of interest to local authorities, Local Community Planning Partnerships, Strategic and operational managers and practitioners and managers in mainstream services.