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Community Controlled Housing Associations: Supporting health & well-being in local communities

Community Controlled Housing Associations: Supporting health & well-being in local communities. Dr Colleen Rowan Membership & Policy Officer Glasgow & West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations. GWSF – 69 members in the west of Scotland 50 in Glasgow with over 60,000 properties

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Community Controlled Housing Associations: Supporting health & well-being in local communities

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  1. Community Controlled Housing Associations: Supporting health & well-being in local communities Dr Colleen Rowan Membership & Policy Officer Glasgow & West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations

  2. GWSF – 69 members in the west of Scotland • 50 in Glasgow with over 60,000 properties • CCHAs are now the largest landlord grouping in Glasgow

  3. Some illustrations: physical regeneration • Timeline • 1970s to date: regeneration of inner city neighbourhoods • Late 1980s to date: regeneration of poor quality, low demand municipal housing • Late 1990s to date: large scale transfers to CCHAs, sometimes linked to area regeneration • 2009-11: Glasgow SST programme: 19,000 houses, biggest ever boost to local community ownership anywhere in the UK – with overwhelming tenant support in ballots

  4. Community regeneration by CCHAsDrivers are the nature of our communities, community aspiration, our capacity to deliver change Social isolation among older people Community Facilities Sports facilities Job Creation Workspaces

  5. Community-led solutionsPartnerships – community, public services, third sectorPhysical presence, resources, relationships of trust Affordable child care Affordable furniture Community cohesion Community arts Access to learning

  6. Communities health and well-being “People create places, and places create people.” (McIntyre and Ellaway, 2000) “Neighbourhood is not simply a ‘passive crucible’ where health happens.” (Davison et al, 2008)

  7. Health pathways in communities(Colleen Rowan, 2010)

  8. CCHAs – supporting health and well-being • Important role HAs play in residents’ day day-to-day lives • ‘Reach’ in their communities • Community anchors • Wider role activities • Innovation • Flexibility • Partnership working

  9. Moving forward – opportunities & challenges Opportunities • CCHAs situated at the nexus of health & place • Already act as health & well-being intermediaries through provision of diverse range of services/activities • Potential for CCHAs to be an integral part of new preventative & community-based strategies • Eager to embrace new ways of partnership working Challenges • Providing evidence about what we do • Willingness to adapt • Demonstrating flexibility • Convincing others • Support from government

  10. Ardenglen – Volunteering Project Volunteering Project • Regeneration strategy • Community hall • 20 volunteers/over the last 3 years • Health & well-being impacts for volunteers • Increased confidence & assertiveness • 2 volunteers moved into jobs from long-term unemployment • Number of volunteers have reduced (or stopped) smoking & are more physically active

  11. What we’ve been involved in • Re-shaping care for older people • Joint Commissioning Strategy • “Bite & a Blether consultation sessions with older people • Building Relationships • Integration of health & social care • Events

  12. Contact details Colleen Rowan E: colleen.rowan@gwsf.org.uk T: 0141 271 2325

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