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Interim evaluation of Deaf Cancer Wise: final report
Get PDFDeaf Cancer Wise is a three year partnership project between the voluntary organisation Deaf Connections, Greater Glasgow NHS Board and Lanarkshire NHS Board. It aims to ease access for deaf people to essential cancer and health related information and services in a way that recognises their culture and language. The project is funded by the New Opportunities Fund
Nurses for Homeless People Project
Get PDFEvaluation report on The Health of Homeless People, one of the five unmet needs pilot projects put into operation in (the former) NHS Argyll & Clyde. In 2004, as part of the process of adjustment to the Arbuthnott Resource Allocation formula,1 the Scottish Executive awarded funding to three Health Boards: NHS Greater Glasgow; NHS Tayside; and NHS Argyll & Clyde. NHS Argyll & Clyde received £0.5million in 2004/5 and £1million in 2005/6
Community Support Facilitators report 2002/2003
Get PDFThe Starting Well Project is the national Health Demonstration Project in child/family
health. Launched in November 2000, it covers two areas of socio-economic
deprivation in Glasgow (Gorbals, Govanhill and North Toryglen in South East
Glasgow, and the Eastern and Western suburbs of Greater Easterhouse in the East of
the City).
Starting Well aims to demonstrate that child health can be improved by offering a
programme of intensive home-based activities designed to support families , and by
ensuring parents and children have access to enhanced community-based resource
Exploration of the role of community growing projects
Get PDFThis report is the result of data collected from the experiences of three Glasgow community growing projects in response to their desire to explore their role. The data was collected by means of Participatory Appraisal Methods (PA)
Preliminary health survey of African Caribbean community in Greater Glasgow
Get PDFThe purpose of this preliminary study is to provide baseline information on the particular and specific health needs of African and Caribbean Communities living in Greater Glasgow.
The objective for this work is twofold: To use the information gathered from it to influence policy and planning and for determining further research. To encourage community participation in mapping out their particular health needs and in suggesting changes that can be made by providers to better meet those needs
Healthy Bytes evaluation: improving health in Glasgow
Get PDFConsultancy World was commissioned by the Health Promotion Department of Greater Glasgow NHS Board to conduct an evaluation of the Healthy Bytes ICT Project based in Eastbank Health Promotion Centre. The aim of the research was to explore the experiences of those engaged with the Healthy Bytes ICT Project including staff, volunteers and learners
A model for the future: developing the Sandyford initiative: the Sandyford initiative report
Get PDFThis report attempts to tell the story of the Sandyford Initiative, how it was brought together, the ideas it drew from , what it has achieved, and what lessons this has for the Sandyford, health services and wider policy. The aim was to develop a pioneering new project integrating services to deliver a pioneering and path-breaking project informed by a public health agenda
Syphilis outbreak intervention and campaign evaluation report
Get PDFAn outbreak of infectious syphilis began in Glasgow, becoming apparent in the second half of 2001 primarily in men who have sex with men (MSM). This development mirrors similar outbreaks in many other UK, European and international cities where there is a large gay community and gay commercial and sauna scene. London, Manchester, Dublin and Brighton have also experienced syphilis outbreaks.
Small but significant numbers of cases have also been identified in refugees and asylum seekers from Eastern Europe.
This report is concerned with early infectious syphilis, taken as within 2 years of infection
Health improvement in South West Glasgow : a rapid appraisal
Get PDFThis paper describes the findings of a rapid appraisal of health improvement endeavour within two
localities in Glasgow, one a SIP-designated area (Greater Pollok) and the second a non-SIP area (the
Greater Shawlands LHCC geographical area.
The rapid appraisal was specifically not intended to be an evaluation of health improvement activities.
The work was scoping exercise described the strengths and weaknesses of existing activity, as
understood from the perspective of those involved in delivery of the programmes
Schools strategy
Get PDFThe aim of this strategy is to form the basis for the evolving direction of the Greater Glasgow NHS Boards (GGNHSB) Health Promotion Department work in schools. It is designed for use not only by the schools and early years teams but for all those within the Health Promotion Department who have links to the school setting. This document will highlight what a health promoting school is and how it has been developed