Food Standards Scotland has produced a new online resource, Eat Well Your Way, to help us eat better by providing tips for when we are out shopping for food, eating …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Views sought on strategy for older people
The Scottish Government has recently launched a consultation on improving health and social care for older people in Scotland. Responses are sought from older people and the organisations that support …
Posted in News, Research and consultations
How can we address health inequalities? Your views needed
The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is undertaking an inquiry into health inequalities in Scotland. The inquiry includes finding out views on how the third sector can contribute to …
Posted in News, Research and consultations
Scotland’s Census Day 20 March 2022
The census, which usually takes place every 10 years, is the official count of every person and household in Scotland. By asking people who live in Scotland to provide information …
Posted in News, Policy news
Active Communities funding
The People’s Health Trust have recently launched this new funding programme for local groups (in some parts of Scotland) wanting to create fairer places to grow, live, work and age. …
Posted in Funding news, News
Area of Work: Funding
Our Place
Our Place is a new website devoted to promoting the benefits of place and place-based working, developed by the partners behind the Place Standard tool. It has information, tools and …
Posted in News, Websites
Area of Work: Information provision
Ending the Need for Food Banks consultation
Public Health Scotland has responded to this recent consultation, which closed on 25 January 2022. You can read the response at the link below. PHS Response – Ending the need …
Posted in CFHS updates, News, Research and consultations
Area of Work: Food poverty and access
#ShiftThePower Scotland Comic Relief Fund
#ShiftThePower supports organisations with passionate people to make meaningful change in their communities. In 2022, the fund will be open to grassroots organisations and charities with an income of £250,000 or …
Posted in Funding news, News
Area of Work: Funding
Investing in Communities Fund
The next round of the Scottish Government Investing in Communities Fund, part of its Empowering Communities programme, is due to open in April 2022. The fund supports disadvantaged or fragile …