A familiar face for many of the more experienced community food practitioners has just moved to NHS Health Scotland. Dr Andrew Fraser has the Scottish Government, NHS Highland and the Scottish Prison Service on his CV and has taken up the post of Director of Public Health Science.
Author archives: Alice Baird
Third Sector Transformation Fund opens 30 August
The Third Sector Transformation Fund is for third sector organisations providing services to older people, in the Glasgow City Council area, to help them deliver projects which keep older citizens well in their communities for longer. Specifically projects will: Shift the balance of care from institutional settings to a community setting; increase self-help and the promotion …
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The Bakers Awards
The Incorporation of Bakers of Glasgow invites applications for grants of up to £1,000 from charities or voluntary groups within the G postcode areas engaged in improving the quality of life and health of people who are socially disadvantaged by their lifestyles, income and health. The Baker Awards invite applications for projects that tackle barriers to …
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The future of the Nursery Milk scheme
The Department of Health has launched a GB-wide public consultation on the future of the Nursery Milk Scheme. The main aim of this consultation is to explore options for modernising and simplifying the operation of the Nursery Milk Scheme to improve efficiency and provide better value for money, while ensuring that all children under five …
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Opportunity to review NHS Health Scotland’s Child Healthy Weight Publications
The NHS Health Scotland suite of Child Healthy Weight resources is currently being reviewed and they need the support and experience of people working within the Child Healthy Weight area to guide publication updates. The Child Healthy Weight publications steering group have developed a short survey questionnaire. The survey should only take around 15 mins …
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Learning and development programme 2012-2013
CFHS’s learning and development programme [PDF, 170kb] is now available. The programme now includes details of additional courses we are running up until November.
See Current Work for the link to further information and the application forms.
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Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition
Helen Yewdall, the Scottish Government’s Maternal and Infant Nutrition Co-ordinator, recently provided CFHS with an update on this key policy’s implementation: Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition: A Framework for Action was launched by the Scottish Government in January 2011, alongside a raft of policies and frameworks aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of parents, …
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Food for thought
Four Government consultations are vying for your opinions this summer. Front of pack nutrition labeling , the integration of health and social care, the Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill and the Children and Young People Bill would all benefit from the knowledge and experience of Scotland’s community food initiatives. Make sure you are heard.
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Physical Activity and Health Alliance Awards
NHS Health Scotland’s Physical and Activity and Health Alliance (PAHA) is seeking nominations of physical activity programmes from a range of settings, sectors and professions in Scotland. This is an opportunity to raise the profile of local work, as well as help build capacity by sharing inspirational practice and experiences with others. There are seven categories ranging …
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Mind the Menu report now available
A short report on our Mind the Menu event on June 6 is now available. The event brought together 60 people from a wide range of community groups and organisations working on food and mental health and wellbeing and workshops were provided by six different organisations. The report provides an outline of the day, links …