Community Food and Health (Scotland) has an annual small grants scheme open to groups and agencies in Scotland who would like to improve access to, and take up of a healthy, varied and balanced diet. Grants from £500 to £3000 are available. The closing date is Friday 12 August 5pm. We will not accept late, …
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Glasgow Social Economy Development Fund
The aim of the fund is to allow enterprising small to medium third sector organisations with growth potential to take significant steps towards sustainability. The fund can be used for a range of development projects. Successful applicant organisations will be awarded a ‘one-off’ financial investment (up to a maximum of £50,000).
Posted in Funding news
Healthy Eating Healthy Living Project evaluation launch
Friday 10 June Central Glasgow The Scottish Government funded Healthy Eating Healthy Living Project promotes healthy eating messages in an accessible way to adults with Learning Disabilities. This event will: Report on the results and learning from the six pilot sites; View and explore future use of resources and materials e.g. a DVD produced by …
Posted in Events and conferences
Maternal and Infant Nutrition Conference 2011
Tuesday 21 June9.30am – 4.15pmBeardmore Hotel, Clydebank This conference will bring together practitioners from the NHS, local authorities and the third sector who will be working together to implement the Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition Framework. For more information contact lynn.soutar@nhs.net
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Scottish Orchards – Grow Your Own Census
Scottish Orchards is undertaking a mapping exercise of orchards and grow your own projects in Central Scotland. A census form is available on the Scottish Orchards website www.scottishorchards.com
Posted in Misc food and health
TV formats, How to get beyond smoothies and Healthy Living Tastes Better
CFHS has a fact sheet and a new leaflet available. TV Dinners provides examples of how groups working with young people have used TV formats, such as Come Dine with Me to teach cookery skills. How to get beyond smoothies gives top tips and ideas for promoting healthy eating activities with young people, all based …
Posted in CFHS updates, Publications news
Obesity Route Map – Action Plan
In February 2010, the Scottish Government and COSLA launched a long-term obesity strategy entitled Preventing Overweight and Obesity in Scotland: A Route Map Towards Healthy Weight. The ‘Obesity Route Map’ recognised that it is difficult for people to be able to change their behaviour alone, as the environment we live in today means that for …
Posted in Policy news
Nutritional Guidance for Children and Young People in Residential Care Settings
The Scottish Government yesterday published new nutritional guidance to help improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people in residential care settings. It provides nutritional and practical guidance along with information and advice that will assist practitioners to support the children and young people in their care. The guidance is available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/health-promotion-guidance-nutritional-guidance-children-young-people-residential-care-settings/pages/0/ …
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New CFHS publications
We have recently produced a range of publications on the impact of cookery skills, resources for cookery skills sessions, the impact of investing small amounts of funding in community food and health retailers and the evaluation of a CFHS learning and development programme and the impact of the CFHS small grant scheme. Healthy eating and …