Our People
We have built a strong professional team that combines technical skills and professional experience in economic and social development with sound judgement, honesty and clear thinking.
Our consultants have backgrounds in academia, economic development agencies, community organisations and the private sector, bringing a range of different perspectives to our work.
David Black, Associate Consultant
David Black has over 30 years experience in public health, specialising in community health and wellbeing issues. His particular expertise is in the relationship between health, disadvantage, and poverty. He has undertaken research, strategy, and evaluation work for clients such as the World Health Organization (WHO), Scottish Government, Health Scotland, Health Boards, Local Authorities, and voluntary organisations. He has significant experience in working with young people, community groups, GP’s, Primary Care Teams, volunteering organisations, Hospital staff, Care Centres, Health and Local Authority managers, and policy developers at local and national levels.
David has a long track record in helping communities to tackle inequalities in health. After working with Greater Glasgow Health Board’s Health Promotion Department for twelve years, David spent six years with the Glasgow WHO Healthy City Project and for the past twelve years has run Communicable Health a research and design consultancy. David is an honorary fellow in the Department of Community Health Sciences at Edinburgh University and a research mentor for the Scottish Community Action Research Fund. He holds a Teaching Diploma, a Post Graduate Diploma in Health Education, and an MSc in Applied Social Research.