ASH Scotland

Day

Wednesday 15 June

Time slot

15:30-16:30

This event took place almost 2 years ago

Room

Boisdale 2
Wheelchair accessible

Contact

Connie Bennett
0131 225 4725

Topics

Poverty Wellbeing Families and communities

Who was the event aimed at?

Frontline service delivery

Who spoke at this event?

ASH Scotland Engagement Team.
Community organisations who have worked with ASH Scotland (tbc).

Event summary and materials

What was covered in your sessions?

ASH Scotland can support community groups in areas of high deprivation to address smoking in a compassionate, supportive and person-centred way. In this session we covered:

• How addressing smoking can contribute to reducing poverty and tackling health inequalities.
• Examples from community organisations who have taken new approaches to support the people and communities they work with towards smoke-free and highlighted the positive impact it has had.
• Free support, resources and training available to support communities to respond to the impact of smoking and improve the health and wellbeing of people and communities.

Was there any useful feedback or reflection from the participants?

• All participants reported learning something new from the session.
• By the end of the session all participants agreed they saw a role for their own services in addressing smoking.
• Participants described the session as: interactive, informative, thoughtful, genuine, reflective, useful, interesting, important.
• Participants said that after the session they would:

“Not put smoking and its harms in the back burner. It’s a big issue that is often forgotten about”

“Explore the e-learning and share with my colleagues – explore partnerships with men’s shed as it could be a great link!”

How people can find out more or get involved in your work?

Browse our Engagement Team’s Training, Resources and Support brochure.

Complete short eLearning modules on a range of topics at www.ashscotlandmoodle.org.uk simply create a free account to get started.

Apply for a small grant at www.ashscotland.org.uk/smallgrants

Contact our Engagement Team to arrange a conversation about how we can support you to improve the health and wellbeing of the people you work with, by addressing smoking. Email enquiries@ashscotland.org.uk