About Vibrant Health Advocates - Novara

Vibrant Health Advocates - Novara is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered and operating in Angus, with our work centred on the industrial and petrochemical communities of Montrose and the surrounding area. We were established by people who had seen, close up, what happens when workers in physically demanding jobs go without reliable health information for years — the preventable diagnoses, the careers cut short, the conditions that could have been managed early but weren't. Our response was to build something that went to workers rather than waiting for workers to come to us.

Our approach is resolutely practical. We partner with employers, trade unions, port authorities and processing facilities to gain access to sites, and then we deliver structured health sessions that address the specific risks and realities of each workplace. A session for dock workers handling bulk cargo will look different from one for process operators in a petrochemical facility — the hazards differ, the physical demands differ, and so does the conversation. We tailor everything, and we return regularly so that health awareness becomes part of the culture of a workplace rather than a one-off event people forget by the following Monday.

Beyond direct sessions, we provide individual wellbeing advocacy — helping workers who have received a diagnosis, who are managing a long-term condition in a demanding job, or who are struggling to access the support they are entitled to. This side of our work is quieter but often the most consequential. Sitting with someone who has just been told they have early-stage hearing loss or a musculoskeletal condition, helping them understand what it means and what their options are, is work that matters deeply and that our team approaches with the seriousness it deserves.