Outcomes Focused Planning and Reporting for Community Led Health
In 2006 Health Scotland published Healthy Communities: A Shared Challenge . The Scottish Government’s has now commissioned a multi agency, multi-level action plan to take forward the recommendations that relate to building an evidence base for community led health therein. The main partners in this work are:
- NHS Health Scotland,
- SCDC LEAP support unit (external link) and
- Evaluation Support Scotland (external link)
Current work
Working with funders and projects to;
- measure the impact of community-led approaches and
- achieve a better balance between accountability for funding and meeting targets and
- gathering robust data for an evidence led approach.
- scoping work on the economic value of community led health in partnership with CHEX (external link)
Outputs
- A guide to evaluation intended to support the appropriate evaluation of community led health improvement.
- Series of models to illustrate the rationale for community led approaches
- Qualitative data pilot demonstrating how it helps provide robust evidence for community-led health.
- Short briefing paper on the specific challenges that community led-health programmes and projects.
For further information, please contact Emma Hallliday
NHS Health Scotland
Tel: 0131 537 4711
or visit NHS Health Scotland's community and voluntary sector pages.
Last updated 21st January 2008
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