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Alcohol Awareness Week
Alcohol Awareness Week is an initiative that brings together Scottish Government, the alcohol industry, health professionals and the voluntary sector to promote a joined-up message about drinking alcohol responsibly. Includes a joint programme of events designed to provide useful information to the public about responsible drinking.
www.alcoholawarenessweek.com

Alcohol Focus Scotland
Alcohol Focus Scotland is the national voluntary organisation for alcohol issues. Alcohol Focus Scotland is committed to improving the quality of people’s lives by changing Scotland’s drinking culture – promoting responsible drinking behaviour and discouraging drinking to excess.
www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/

CHEX
The Community Health Exchange -CHEX is part of the Community Development Foundation and operates with the Scottish Community Development Centre. CHEX is funded by the NHS Health Scotland. CHEX's target groups are community health projects and community health initiatives across Scotland. It also works with practitioners, policy makers and managers from services in health boards, local authorities, housing agencies and voluntary organisations; essentially all those who have a focus or interest in promoting a community development approach to tackling health inequalities.
www.chex.org.uk

Children in Scotland
National agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland. Site contains details of services, research, online magazine, policy documents and a publications catalogue.
www.childreninscotland.org.uk

Communities Scotland
Communities Scotland is a Scottish Executive agency. Their aim is to work with others to ensure decent housing and strong communities across Scotland.
www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
Site aims to give and overview of the work, principles, and aims of COSLA, the representative voice of Scotland’s unitary local authorities. Site includes online policy documents, and sections on Scottish local government, the Scottish Parliament and event details.
www.cosla.gov.uk/

Diversitay Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Group
Advice and details of services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities.
www.dundeelgb.freeserve.co.uk/

Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Site offers latest news and in depth information, including policy and research. The Food Standards Agency is an independent food safety watchdog set up to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food. The site contains online information about a number of topics such as healthy eating, food labelling and the enforcement of regulations, as well as guidance and information for the food industry.
www.food.gov.uk/

Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSA)
Site offers latest news and in depth information, including policy and research. The Food Standards Agency Scotland is an independent food safety watchdog set up to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food. The site contains online information about a number of topics such as healthy eating, food labelling and the enforcement of regulations, as well as guidance and information for the food industry.
www.food.gov.uk/scotland/

Health Protection Scotland
Health Protection Scotland (HPS) is a new organisation established by the Scottish Executive to strengthen and co-ordinate health protection in Scotland.
www.hps.scot.nhs.uk

Healthy Respect
Healthy Respect is a partnership project which works in Edinburgh and the Lothians. The project's vision is to work with young people to enable them to develop a positive attitude to their own sexuality and that of others, and a healthy respect for their partners.
www.healthy-respect.com

Highland NHS Board
Highland NHS Board plans and provides health and healthcare services for the people of the region. Site includes information about the Patient's Charter, rights and complaints, and health and disease information.
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/hhb

Information for the Public Health community
ScotPHO is a collaboration led by ISD Scotland and NHS Health Scotland. Along with summary data and statistics, the ScotPHO website provides background information, interpretation, policy notes, data sources, references and links to further information for a wide range of topics related to the health of the Scottish population.
www.scotpho.org.uk/

ISD Online
Site of the Information and statistics Division of the NHS in Scotland. Provides full text access to statistics about health and the NHS in Scotland including Cancer registration statistics, child health, coronary heart disease, mental health, primary care, and clinical governance. Provides a linked data service. Also functions as a tool for communication, information provision and service delivery.
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/

National Health Promoting Schools Website
Offers practical guidance and information to help schools become health promoting. There are dedicated sections for practitioners, family and community members and interactive areas for primary and secondary school pupils.
www.healthpromotingschools.co.uk

NHS 24
Site for 24-hour NHS telephone health advice and information service. Site contains sections on using NHS 24 as a patient, frequently asked questions, health information, languages available, and patient confidentiality. Also contains a description of some of the features that have been incorporated into the site to aid accessibility for all users.
www.nhs24.com

NHS Ayrshire and Arran
A website dedicated to improving the health of the people of Ayrshire and Arran
www.nhsayrshireandarran.com

NHS Borders
A website dedicated to improving the health of the people of the Scottish Borders
www.nhsborders.org.uk

NHS Dumfries & Galloway
A website dedicated to improving the health of the people of Dumfries and Galloway
www.nhsdg.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Education for Scotland
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) exists to advance the knowledge and develop the skills of all NHS staff. The site provides education information and services for professions such as Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Midwifery, Pharmacy and Psychology as well as NES publications, events, Board meetings and courses.
www.nes.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Fife
A website dedicated to improving the health of the people of Fife
www.nhsfife.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Forth Valley
A website dedicated to improving the health of the people of Forth Valley
www.nhsforthvalley.com

NHS Grampian
A website dedicated to improving the health of the people of Grampian
www.nhsgrampian.org

NHS Greater Glasgow
A webside dedicated to improving the health of the people of Greater Glasgow and Clyde
www.nhsggc.org.uk

NHS Highlands
A website providing health information dedicated to improving the health of the people of the Highlands
www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Lanarkshire
General information about NHS Lanarkshire, departments and services. Online information about improving health including workplace settings and strategic developments.
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/nhslanarkshire/

NHS Lothian
A website dedicated to improving the health of the people of Lothian
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Orkney
A website dedicated to improving the health of the people of the Orkney Islands
www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Site giving information about the setting up of the organisation and how it will go about developing a national framework to improve the quality of patient care.
www.nhshealthquality.org/

NHS Shetland
A website dedicated to improving the health of the people of Shetland
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/shb

NHS Tayside
A webside dedicated ot improving the health of the people of Tayside
www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk

NHS Western Isles
A website dedicated to improving the health of the people of the Western Isles
www.wibh.org.uk

SAMH
SAMH is Scotland's leading mental health charity. Some of their ambitions are to to raise the aspirations and expectations of people who use mental health services, people who delivery these services and society as a whole.
www.samh.org.uk

Scotland's Health on the Web (SHOW)
SHOW provides a focal point for the NHS in Scotland. Contains links to Scottish health related resources, organisations and information. SHOW acts as the main access point for a range of NHS Scotland services and resources. The site is structured into 4 different categories - i) For NHS Staff - this section provides a rubric for resources intended to assist those employed in health care in the operation of their duties. ii) Organisations - this section provides access to NHS Scotland and related organisations through a map of Scotland divided by health board area. iii) Publications - contains NHS Scotland publications produced by the Scottish Executive and a variety of other NHS organisations. iv) For the public - topics include health promotion, patient information, and topical health issues.
www.show.scot.nhs.uk

Scottish Community Development Centre
The Scottish Community Development Centre - the designated National Development Centre for community development in Scotland is an innovative partnership between the Community Development Foundation (a UK non-departmental public body funded by government to support community development) and the University of Glasgow
www.scdc.org.uk

Scottish Consumer Council (SCC)
Aims to promote the interests of Scottish consumers, with particular regard to those people who experience disadvantage in society. Site contains online publications including reports, Parliamentary briefings, consumer guides. It also contains details of SCC services and projects.
www.scotconsumer.org.uk

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the national body representing the voluntary sector. We work to the following mission: SCVO seeks to advance the values and shared interests of the voluntary sector by fostering co-operation, promoting best practice and delivering sustainable services.
www.scvo.org.uk/scvo/Home/Home.aspx

The Scottish Government
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport. ( devolved and reserved matters)
www.scotland.gov.uk/

Voluntary Health Scotland
Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) is the first and only national network of voluntary health organisations of its kind in the UK, established in 2000, VHS has 293 members and is recognised as a Scottish charity
www.vhscotland.org.uk

World Health Organisation
Home page of the World Health Organization (WHO).
www.who.int

Young Scot
National youth information portal site which aims to offer incentives, information and opportunities to young people aged 12 to 26 to help them make informed choices, play a part in community life, and make the most of their leisure and learning. Site includes online health, personal relationships and travel information.
www.youngscot.org/

Youthlink
Youthlink Scotland aims to support the development of accessible, high quality services which promote the well-being and development of young people.
www.youthlink.co.uk