Economies for Healthier Lives
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By helping develop this new tool the Panel will help influence how large sums of money are spent on major construction projects. For example, done differently, these projects could work more closely with local firms, create training opportunities, or employ more local people.
Individuals involved in the panel will be able to expand their experience by learning how these major construction projects are planned and delivered. They will also be able to develop their skills in working alongside different agencies and have the opportunity to receive support and training which may help them in other roles they play in their community.
To help those who express an interest in joining the panel better understand the wider context, further information about the Glasgow City Region and the pilot projects will be provided at that stage.
The make-up of the Community Panel:
The panel will be made up of 12 - 15 individuals who are active in their community and who have experience of poverty and inequalities. The intention therefore is to bring together a mix of people in terms of gender, age, ethnicity and geography eg lone parents with young children, older people, women, people with disabilities, people from BAME communities, and people living in peripheral estates.
What will the Panel actually do?
The Panel will receive presentations/other materials from those partners involved in the project with ideas for how the new Capital Health Impact Assessment Tool could develop. Panel members will be able to contribute to discussion about these and offer comments and questions. They will also have an opportunity to explore issues separately and ask other questions it thinks important that may impact on the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Support to the Community Panel:
In the first instance SCDC will provide support to help the Panel decide on a ‘working together agreement’ which will help members to agree how often they will meet and how best to work together, identify any group/individual support needs and help members to understand the project in more detail.
We will also arrange access to Project partners who will explain the project’s aims in more detail. The panel will also be able to access other training and support from Project partners.
SCDC will also explore with the Panel how best it wants to contribute to/and or be represented at key Project groups, particularly the ‘Operational Group’ as well as the ‘Development Cohort’ who will develop and test the tool.
We will arrange for practical and financial support to be made available to cover things like care costs, and future travel costs to enable panel members to attend and participate in meetings.
Commitment required from Panel Members:
We expect that the Panel will meet digitally in the first phase of the project and therefore Panel members should have access to relevant IT equipment and stable internet access.
The project will span three years but a minimum commitment of 9 months is needed to contribute to discussions about existing inequalities impact tools and how the panel can bring its lived experience to the tool development and testing process planned for later in the project.
Join the panel
If they want to join the Panel, they can register initial interest here and we will let them know the outcome soon afterwards.
To find out more, they can contact Francesca Lynch Francesca@scdc.org.uk.
