Policy

Local government

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA)

CoSLA is a membership organisation and is the body that represents local government in Scotland.
www.cosla.gov.uk

Association of Scottish Community Councils

A resource for community councils in Scotland.
www.ascc.org.uk

Scotland

Scottish Government

The devolved government for Scotland has responsibility for most issues concerning Scotland and its people.
www.scotland.gov.uk

Recipe for Success: National Food and Drink Policy for Scotland

Published in June 2009, this documents outlines the next steps towards a national food and drink policy for Scotland.
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Food-Industry/national-strategy

Healthy Eating, Active Living

This action plan to improve diet, increase physical activity and tackle obesity was published in June 2008. www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/06/20155902/0

Equally Well

This report from the ministerial task group on health equalities was published in June 2008. The report highlights the £1.78 billion being spent on tackling health inequalities over the next three years. An implementation plan taking forward the report's proposals is expected later this year.
www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/06/09160103/0  

Preventing Overweight and Obesity: A Route Map Towards Healthy Weight

The Route Map was developed in partnership with CoSLA and supports a collaborative approach to making prevention of obesity key to future work. www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/17140721/0 

An Action Plan and Indicator Framework have also been developed.
www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/03/17104457/0
www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/03/17104639/0

Scottish Diet Action Plan

This plan was published in 1996 outlining an ambitious plan to focus and prioritise strategies for health improvement in Scotland.
www.scotland.gov.uk/library/documents/diet-00.htm   

Health Scotland

Health Scotland is the national resource for improving Scotland's health.
www.healthscotland.com

UK

The United Kingdom Parliament

This website gives you access to sections on the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
www.parliament.uk

Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Forum

An all-party independent forum for the exchange of views and information on Food Policy in the UK Parliament.
www.fhf.org.uk

Europe

Health - EU Portal

This is the main access point for information relating to Europe on health related topics.
health.europa.eu

European Food Standards Agency

Works in partnership with European national organisations and their stakeholders to advise on risks to food safety.
www.efsa.europa.eu

The European Commission

The decision making body of the European Union.
www.ec.europa.eu