Links to useful site

Keep Well Website Launched

Keep Well is an example of anticipatory care in practice,
developed as part of plans to tackle health inequalities in Scotland. The programme aims to increase the rate of health improvement in 45-64 year olds in areas of greatest need. There is a particular focus on early ntervention for those at a high risk of coronary heart disease and diabetes. This new website acts as a valuable gateway to information for those in the highlighted areas. The website can be accessed at www.keepwellscotland.com

Mental Health The Scottish Government has set up a website—http://www.wellscotland.info to offer advice about feeling healthy in the mind and encouraging a general sense of well-being.

A one-stop shop for Scottish community groups carrying out projects which improve the quality of life for local communities. The site contains a wealth of resources to help you carry out projects in your community, learn from the experience of others and share your own experiences. www.communitywebnet.org.uk 

How to involve people
Learning Connections

The Scottish Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SCCIP) website  offers free access to the best quality data on climate trends and their impacts on Scotland.

Rural Housing Service

Mountain Weather Information Service

Helping You To Improve Disabled Access Capability Scotland's Equality Unit provides User Access Consultations which help service providers ensure that their services are accessible to disabled people. The consultations are carried out by a team of disabled people with a range of impairments. After the visit the Equality Unit provides a detailed report highlighting any issues, good and bad, and recommendations to take forward. For more information, please click on the link below:
http://www.capability-scotland.org.uk/useraccessconsultations.aspx

Hands on Scotland  - A toolkit of helpful responses to encourage children and young people's emotional wellbeing.  www.handsonscotland.co.uk

ACHA- Argyll Community Housing Association

Amina - Muslim Women's Resource Centre

Rural Dimension is Back
A new email version of Rural Dimension has been launched to keep subscribers up to date with the work of SCVO's Rural Team and highlight issues of importance and concern to voluntary organisations and those who work with them across rural Scotland.  If you would like to receive future editions of this e-bulletin please click on the following link and complete your details:

http://www.workwithus.org/campaignhelper/RecipientDetails.aspx?id=uhtKpt31cuA=

Alternatively if you already receive the e-bulletin and would like to suggest topics that you'd like to see covered in future issues please contact Norman MacAskill, Rural Policy Manager, SCVO, Tel: 01463 251 731 to advise.

www.socialeconomyscotland.info
Social Economy Database of Organisations
Charity Resource Network
Information for voluntary and community organisations
Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit
Job vacancies in Highlands, Islands and Argyll
The ADAPT Trust - http://www.adapttrust.co.uk/

The Scottish Executive has produced a guide to assist Polish workers to settle into Scotland.   Click on the link: http://www.szkocja.eu/sitppolish/CCC_FirstPage.jsp to download the Polish version of the guide.
An English language version is also available.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2006/06/12080802 to view the Scottish Executive’s news release.

Useful Website!
The Scottish Accessible Information Forum (SAIF) works to improve accessible information for disabled people by producing and promoting standards and guidelines. Their website contains downloadable publications and information on forthcoming training events relevant to this area including: standards for disability information and advice provision in Scotland and guidelines on making websites accessible (both due to be revised Spring 2006). For further information please visit the website.

www.communitydevelopmentalliancescotland.org
www.villagehalls.org.uk
www.workwithus.org
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
Highlands and Islands Equality Forum
Voluntary Sector Skills Website
Insurance from Keegan and Pennykid
SCVO Insurance overview

Rural Community Gateway's Argyll community links page
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance has produced a directory of Advocacy Organisations in Scotland. There is a copy in the Argyll CVS office for reference.

Highlands & Islands Community Capacity Partnership (HICCaP)

Equal Futures is new, innovative and creative - we are building a movement of families with a vision of inclusion, advocacy and control for and by their loved one with a disability.

Common Knowledge has produce an online learning tool for people with learning difficulties.  The tool tells you everything you could ever want to know about contraception.  It's easy to use, up-to-date and interactive.  This new online learning tool can be found on the Common Knowledge Website: http://www.ckglasgow.org.uk/  It looks great and it's free too!  Information can be provided on a CD-Rom.  Contact Elizabeth Walsh or Marylin Slavin on 0141 429 4912 if you would like a copy. This is the first in a planned series of online learning tools.