In this wrap-up of our recent theme: ‘Health and Wellbeing’ you will find resources, evaluation stories and updates we have shared during this theme!
We kicked-off our Health and wellbeing theme by providing ‘Evaluation Health Check’ sessions. These sessions were for people who wanted to improve their evaluation – but didn’t know where to start! We provided support to people by helping them think through what they might need to act on, and directed them to the relevant resources or training!
We then shared our blog ‘Wellbeing at ESS‘ – which demonstrates how we foster a positive culture and support our team!
At ESS we believe it is good practice to embed evaluation into all aspects of our organisation throughout the year, this includes our wellbeing policy – which is consistently shaped by the needs of our team.
Blog
Wellbeing at ESS
Our wellbeing policy is about how we recognise and manage different needs so that we can all individually be at our best, and so that ESS can perform at its best!
Throughout the theme we celebrated charity dates such as World Health Day, World Art Day, and Mental Health Awareness Week!
We also celebrated the Anniversary of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games by attending the Power of Sport and Physical Activity conference, hosted by Spirit of 2012!
We were proud to be a partner at the event, along with my other fantastic organisations. The event proved to be a great opportunity for learning, sharing, and connecting with other organisations to celebrate the Power of Sport and Physical Activity!
The day was filled with valuable insights and discussions from notable speakers such as MSP Maree Todd, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing, and Sport. It was great to hear the Minister referring to the value of the Thrive Learning Programme (developed and delivered in partnership between Actify and ESS) in helping the sector use the power of physical activity and sport more effectively!
“I really enjoyed all the wonderful conversations that were sparked around what can get in the way of the power of physical activity and sport, as well as insights into how we can tackle these barriers.”
Martha Lester-Cribb, ESS Deputy CEO
Evaluation Stories
During the theme we shared various evaluation stories centred on health and wellbeing! These stories showcase how self-evaluation has helped different organisations and aims to inspire others to think about their own evaluation!
Evaluation Stories
Art in Healthcare
In 2020 and 2021 we supported Art in Healthcare, along with 15 other projects affected by the COVID-19 crisis, to evaluate and learn about their response to the crisis.
Evaluation Stories
Edinburgh Food Project
We ran a series of support sessions with the Edinburgh Food Project. This support was mostly about creating a new evaluation framework: outcomes, indicators, & methods for the whole organisation.
Evaluation Stories
Hebridean Pursuits Outdoor Learning
ESS facilitated 2 tailored support sessions for HPOL: We helped them to draft their outcomes & indicators based on the need for their work.
Evaluation Stories
Pain Concern
We ran a tailored support session to help Pain Concern create a logic model, this enabled them to effectively redesign their feedback collection methods.
Evaluation Stories
Smart Play Network
We ran two tailored support sessions to help Smart Play Network review evaluation plans, build staff comfort with evaluation and improve methods.
Evaluation Stories
Tasting Change
This evaluation story shows the kind of evidence organisations can collect to prove their contribution to tackling health inequalities. Tasting Change aims to tackle food insecurity, increase community awareness levels
Resources
See below for some of the useful resources we shared during the health and wellbeing theme!
Recognising our rich tapestry: measuring the contribution of third sector organisations to tackling health inequalities
This resource is for third sector organisations and those who fund or commission third sector organisations seeking to understand how the sector contributes to tackling health inequalities. This resource seeks
Evaluating prevention resource
This guide shares learning from our work about how to evaluate prevention. We suggest approaches you can take and share examples from the third sector.
Five steps to evaluating impact on health inequalities
This guide sets out 5 steps organisations can take to evaluate their impact on health inequalities more effectively.
Layers of support in our society – diagram
This pictorial illustration of ‘the layers of support in our society’ was developed during the Threading the Needle work in Fife. It suggests society could be depicted as being made
Measuring what matters Framework
Measuring what matters framework is an evaluation framework to support community safety practitioners delivering activities to prevent unintentional harm or injury. This framework’ helps to shift the balance from measuring
Informal Community Action and Reshaping Care for Older people: Case Studies
Last Updated: Thursday 17 October 2019. This document outlines three case studies relevant to the role of the informal community sector in supporting the Reshaping Care for Older People agenda.
