The Community Health section covers the work which Health Promotion is involved with in the topics of nutrition, mens health, womens health, and older people.
For further information on this topic, please contact:
- Lewis & Harris: Mary Maclean, Fas Fallain Manager, tel. 01851 762014 or email: marymaclean@nhs.scot
- Uists & Barra: Alison MacDonald, Senior Health Promotion Officer, tel. 01870 602588 or email: alison.macdonald9@nhs.scot
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2020
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Week (20th January – 26th January 2020)
- Women are urged ‘Don’t get scared, get screened’. Breast screening is back in the Western Isles in 2020
2019
- Be Active. Stay Safe. Be Seen.
- Local businesses get behind the Domestic Abuse ’16 Days of Action’ Campaign
- Why Risk It? Thinking of having sex or already in a relationship?
- Smiles all round at Benbecula Family Activity Event
- Freshers Week at Lews Castle College UHI
- Fas Fallain – Continuing to improve local community health and wellbeing
- Are you involved with a local care support group or service? (Scotland’s Service Directory)
- Backing Health for International Women’s Day
- Healthy Weighs across the Hebrides
- A focus on Health and Wellbeing (Back Community)
2018
- Be Active. Stay Safe. Be Seen
- The BIG Lunch BIG success brings generations together in the Uists
- ‘Yesterday’s Children’ striding to good health today (Shawbost Older People’s Group)
- Lewis and Harris Horticultural Producers Funding
- Happy Ness!
- Successful Funding Bid for Cearns Community
- OHCPP Locality Work
- Intergenerational Work – St. Brendan’s Care Home, Cobhair Bharraigh and Saoghal Beag Nursery
- The BIG Lunch (Bringing Generations Together)
- Have you viewed our flu information films yet?
- Halloween Party – Stornoway West
- Gala Evening and Introduction at Cearns
- Public Praise as NHSWI Provides Health Information at ‘Hebrides Pride’
- Intergenerational Work: Barra Children’s Centre activities with Cobhair Bharraigh and St. Brendans Care Home
- Health Behaviour Change session for University of Stirling Student Nurses
- Intergenerational Work: Cothrom Og Nursery and Sacred Heart Care Home, South Uist
- Intergenerational Work: Saoghal Beag Nursery and Trianaidh Care Home, North Uist
- International Women’s Day Events
- Accreditation Ceremony for Learners
- Supporting LGBT People who are accessing health services training
2017
- Healthy Living Programme provided at Acres Homeless Accommodation
- Community Engagement
- University of Highlands & Island Fresher’s Fayre
- Grow Your Own project funding for Dun Eisdean Care Home
- Lews Castle Allotments Horticultural Project receives funding
- Acres Homeless Unit awarded funding for growing project
- Cairdean Og Allt Nan Gall receive Health Promotion presentations
- Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle with the Lewis Cardiac Support Group
2016
- Have You Got Your Vitamin D this Winter?
- Movember – Stornoway Men’s 5K
- Success for Localised Vitamin D Films!
- Golf Week: Fairway to Health
- ‘Safe Space’ at Hebridean Celtic Festival
- Festival Safety Messages Above MV Loch Seaforth
- Don’t Let Alcohol Spoil Your Festival Memories (Hebridean Celtic Festival)
- Macaulay Farm’s “Berry Good For You!”
- Solas Gardening Project for Western Isles Alzheimer Scotland
- Stimulating Memories in Solas Day Centre
- Learn to Grow in Barra
- Buth Bharraigh: Working in partnership with local producers and suppliers
- Local Food for Local People Project: Tagsa Uibhist Horticultural Project
- Accreditation Ceremony 2016
2015
- Movember – Uists Men’s 5K Success
- Movember – Battle of the Sexes
- Movember – Stornoway Men’s 5K Success
- Breast Cancer Awareness – October Turned Pink!
- Men’s Health Week – Works/Trades 7-a-side Football Competition
- Men’s Health Week (15th-20th June)
2014
- Safe in the Home Scheme
- Cooking Demonstration Success
- Men’s Health Week: Football Competition
- Men’s Health Week: Treasure Hunt
- Men’s Health Week: Golf Taster Session
- Men’s Health Week: Benbecula Golf Club
- Men’s Health Week: Football Winners
- Men’s Health Week
- Welfare Reform and Older People in Scotland
- Outer Hebrides Summer Safety Campaign launched
2013
- Men’s Health Week Success!
- Volunteer’s Week Roadshow
- Young Women’s Day: Sgoil Lionacleit
- Home and Away
- BHF Treasure Hunt a Success!
2012
- Western Isles Older People Directory
- Counterweight
- Be Inspired
- Launch of new Hepatitis Helpline – 0800 22 44 88
- Shared Roots
- Fas Fallain Friends
- Treasuring Men’s Health!
- Men’s Health Week: Football
- Men’s Health Week: Golf Texas Scramble
- Men’s Health Week – Golf Supervise Play and Competition
- Men’s Health Week – Fly Casting Instruction
- Men’s Health 2012
- Men’s Health Forums
- Cervical Screening Materials
- Healthy Living Award
- REHIS Elementary Food and Health Course