Community Food and Health (Scotland) or CFHS aims to ensure that everyone in Scotland has the opportunity, ability and confidence to access a healthy and acceptable diet for themselves, their families and their communities. We do this by supporting work with and within low-income communities that addresses health inequalities and barriers (availability, affordability, skills and culture) to healthy and affordable food.
Through our work we aim to support communities to identify these barriers; develop local responses to addressing the barriers; and highlight where actions at other levels, or in other sectors, are required.
We value the experience, understanding, skills and knowledge within Scotland’s community food initiatives and their unique contribution to developing and delivering policy and practice at all levels.
CFHS updates
Between spring and autumn 2024 we engaged with stakeholders from the community food sector, including the wider voluntary and public sector engaged in community food, to better understand what is needed to strengthen community food work across Scotland. Through these conversations, stakeholders told us about their successes, challenges and barriers and ideas on how to …
Our latest e-bulletin features some findings from our community food stakeholder engagement, as well as news about the latest webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the December e-bulletin here.
Our latest e-bulletin highlights the work of the Community Health Exchange (CHEX) in community-led health, as well as news about the latest webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the November e-bulletin here.
Our latest e-bulletin considers the use of Best Start Food cards in community settings, as well as news about the latest podcasts, webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the October e-bulletin here.
Our latest e-bulletin considers Challenge Poverty Week and shares cash first and income maximisation approaches used by community food organisations, as well as news about the latest podcasts, webinars and reports on topics such as healthy weight, climate challenge, food growing, food costs and more. You can view the September e-bulletin here.
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