November 2008 Events

November 2008

Leadership for Health Improvement Conference
Leading Together: Collaborative Action to Improve Scotland’s Health
5 November, Crown Plaza Hotel, Glasgow
If you are have a health improvement lead role in any sector, Health Scotland would like to invite you to join them.

This one-day conference of interactive workshops and discussions will focus on what has been achieved in 2007/8 and what we can continue to do in 2009, including the chance to explore the potential for creating a Leadership in Health Improvement Community in Scotland.

Download the Leadership for Health Improvement Conference registration form (PDF, 1Mb)
Childhood Obesity: Working together for a healthier future
10 November
Edinburgh, Venue TBC

This one-day conference will examine how the Scottish Government intends to tackle increasing rates of child obesity, through the Healthy Eating, Active Living action plan and the broader strategy for a healthier Scotland.

The agenda will focus on how to effect long-term socio-cultural change by involving families, communities, schools, industry, central and local government and individuals in tackling increasing childhood overweight and obesity rates. Attendees will discuss the role of each of these groups, as well as hearing about a range of treatment, intervention and prevention options and debating their appropriate use for children. The conference will also provide best practice examples of initiatives and partnerships that are already working to see what lessons can be learned from them.

While we are pulling together the final agenda for this event, please register your interest on the Holyrood Conferences website. Alternatively you can take advantage of our early bird discount by booking your place now.

If you have any questions, please email: childobesity@holyrood.com or tel: 0131 272 2133.
Community Food and Health (Scotland) Annual Networking Conference
11 November
Thistle Hotel, Glasgow

More information for this event will soon be available on the Community Food & Health website.
Forging New Collaborations
13-14 November
Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort

This year's Annual Scottish Public Health Conference is being organised by the Faculty of Public Health with the North of Scotland NHS Boards (NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland and NHS Western Isles).

More information and a booking form is available below. To ensure you have accommodation in the Macdonald Highland Resort, please book by 18 September 2008.

Conference Registration (PDF, 390Kb)
Anticipatory Care Practitioners' Network Event
18 November
Hilton Hotel, Dundee

The themes for this network event are 'health inequalities' and 'engaging with target populations'. Plenary sessions will include an overview of Equally Well - the Ministerial Taskforce on Health Inequalities - and the evaluation of Have a Heart Paisley. There will also be a range of breakout workshops.

If you would like to attend the next event, please complete the booking from. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and booking will close on 31 October. Find out more information about the event (PDF, 563Kb)

Booking form (Word, 82Kb)

Food Security: a Bioregional Response: UNITAR Training Seminar
Findhorn Ecovillage, Forres, Moray, Scotland

20-21 November 2008
The present worldwide food crisis presents an opportunity for all those involved with food culture, production, processing, wholesale and retail to work together to ensure that UK has a robust, sustainable source of healthy food today and in the future.

The event explores how to reverse current trends towards a much greater level of bioregionally-based production, consumption and reduction in food miles, with contributions from experts in their field including High Raven, Soil Association; Ben Reynolds, Sustain and Pam Rodway, Slow Food UK.

Download the Food Security flier (PDF, 1Mb) and Food Security programme (PDF, 189Kb)
Public Health Nutrition: Challenges for the 21st Century
One-day conference
25 November
Kensington Town Hall, London

The first Caroline Walker Trust conference, providing a platform for a timely reminder of the importance of promoting a wide range of public health nutrition issues and improving nutritional provision among vulnerable groups.

Conference booking form (PDF, 58Kb)

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