Author archives: Alice Baird

Takeway Health: how takeaway restaurants can affect your chances of a healthy diet

The National Consumer Council (soon to become part of the new agency Consumer Focus) published an interesting report on take-aways earlier in the summer. The study looked at nutritional information …

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Cut-price, what cost?

‘Cut-price, what cost? How supermarkets can affect your chances of a healthy diet’ is the fourth in a series of reports in which the National Consumer Council (soon to become …

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Nutrition and Addiction

A recent publication by Glasgow Addiction Services summarises the key findings from a scoping exercise looking at the nutritional care currently provided within their service. The report found that there …

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Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative Stage One report

This report is now available to download from the Children and Young People section of the Publications Library. This report highlights the first stage of a three part pilot programme …

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Fare Choice Issue 44 now available

Issue 44 of Fare Choice, our quarterly newsletter, is now available to download from the Publications Library.

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Healthy eating and active living

A new action plan, ‘Healthy Eating, Active Living’, targeting obesity, poor diet and the promotion of physical exercise has been launched by the Scottish Government, highlighting an additional £40 million …

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Equally Well

Equally Well, the report of the ministerial task force on health inequalities was launched last week by Minister for Public Health, Shona Robison. The report highlights the £1.78 billion being …

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Next steps towards a National Food Policy for Scotland

A flavour of what the future holds for Scottish communities tackling food access, social exclusion and health inequalities was given today in the Ministerial announcement on a National Food Policy. …

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NHS Health Scotland 60th Anniversary Public Health Roadshow

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the NHS, Health Scotland is staging public health roadshows across Scotland’s 14 health boards. The roadshows will consist of interactive displays, a fruit machine …

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Date for your diary

CFHS is pleased to announce that the date has been set for this year’s free annual networking conference which will be held at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow on Tuesday 11 …

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