Issue 6 of Engage, the magazine for the Meeting the Shared Challenge support programme, is now available to download from the Health Scotland website. In this issue Kay Barton from the Scottish Government reflects on the progress of the Meeting the Shared Challenge programme over the last two years. www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/11722-EngageIssue6.pdf
Author archives: Alice Baird
Small steps towards a healthier life
The Food Standards Agency has officially launched SmallSteps4Life – an interactive website to motivate young people to take simple steps towards improving their health and wellbeing, both inside and outside the classroom. SmallSteps4Life encourages young people to set themselves challenges, relating to the themes of eating well, getting active and feeling good – these could …
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Fitness to tender – winning public sector contracts
Fitness to Tender is three workshops run by Forth Sector Development. They are aimed at increasing third sector organisations’ knowledge of the tendering process. Support will also be given around bidding for and winning contracts. The workshops are completely free and aimed at third sector organisations in Edinburgh with little or no experience in tendering. …
Posted in Events and conferences
Edition 50 of Fare Choice now available
This month our quarterly newsletter, Fare Choice, reaches its 50th edition and looks back at initiatives featured in the first edition and how they have managed to sustain their activities. Fare Choice is available to download now from the Publications Library.
Posted in CFHS updates, Publications news
Community food sector as a key contributor to health
In 2007 the Scottish Government launched its National Performance Framework which includes one overarching purpose, strategic objectives, 15 national outcomes and 45 national indicators. This outcomes focused approach details the national outcomes which the Scottish Government believe need to be achieved in order to make Scotland wealthier and fairer, safer and stronger, smarter, greener and …
Posted in Policy news
New publication: Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland
Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland: working with communities – a partnership of Scottish Intermediary bodies, has been produced by Napier University on behalf of Community Food and Health Scotland), Community Health Exchange (CHEX), Voluntary Health Scotland and the UK Public Health Alliance, to highlight the contribution that national intermediary bodies make to the local tackling …
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Senscot launches new publication
Senscot has launched a new publication, Social Enterprise and the Healthy Working Lives Initiative (PDF, 2Mb), which highlights the involvement of five social enterprises in the Healthy Working Lives. Community food and health work features strongly.
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NHS Health Scotland – Anticipatory Care Practitioners Event on Equality and Diversity
NHS Scotland is inviting community-led health organisations to host a stall at its Anticipatory Care Practitioners Event on Equality and Diversity on the 9th March 2010 at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh from 10am- 4pm. The day will involve a range of interactive workshops and marketplaces that will aim to assist practitioners with knowledge and skills …