Various dates from December 2024 – December 2025 The Scottish Alliance for Food has launched a new series of one hour online networking webinars. Join to make new connections, find new collaborators, gain new insights, learn more about other sectors/disciplines, or develop new ideas. More information on the University of Glasgow website.
Events and conferences
PHS Bitesize Learning Session
Primary 1 Body Mass Index (BMI) statistics Scotland 14 January 2025 10 am – 11 am Online At this session, Public Health Scotland colleagues will present on the latest Primary 1 BMI statistics for Scotland. Due to be published in December and ahead of the session, the latest report will provide statistics on BMI for Primary …
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Food Security in Infancy
12 November 2024 1 pm Online via Teams This webinar from the Scottish Alliance for Food will explore emerging evidence on the experiences of food insecurity during financial crisis in families with infants and the current approaches to support them. More information and registration on the University of Glasgow website.
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Increasing access to healthier food: from national policy to local action
12 November 2024 9.30 am – 1 pm Online As the UK navigates the implications of a newly formed government, #FoodActive2024 will focus on reviewing current food policy priorities and sharing local best practice to improve access to healthier food and drink, promoting healthier weight and tackle health inequalities. More information and registration on the …
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An introduction to working with refugees and asylum seekers experiencing food insecurity
19 November 2024 11 am – 12 pm Online via Zoom This webinar will include the rights and entitlements for these groups (including people with no recourse to public funds-NRPF); what claiming asylum involves and why people claiming asylum are particularly vulnerable to experiencing food insecurity. More information and registration on the University of Glasgow …
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Voluntary Health Scotland annual conference 2024: Scotland’s vital health sector
23 October 2024 9 am – 4 pm Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh (cost from £54.88) The VHS Annual Conference is a great opportunity to get together with key people from across Scotland to discuss how to tackle health inequalities and work collaboratively to improve health outcomes. More information and registration on the eventbrite website.
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Let’s Talk Community Food
This informal collaborative networking event, hosted by Community Food Initiatives North East and supported by Public Health Scotland, aims to build stronger links between key stakeholders and discuss new and ongoing initiatives, reflecting on successes and learning from best practice. Partners from across the sectors will deliver short presentations, there will be facilitated discussions around …
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CFHS e-bulletin May 2024
Our latest e-bulletin highlights four community food regional events that we are supporting and run by Edinburgh Community Food (30th May), Glasgow Community Food Network (21st June) Community Food Initiatives North East – CFINE (28th August) and Lanarkshire Community Food Partnership (date TBC). Also news of what’s going on in the community food sector – …
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Edinburgh Community Food Regional event- Thursday 30th May
Regional Community Food – Let’s cook up a storm! 📅 Thursday 30th May ⌚ 9.30am – 3pm 📍 Central Hall, 2 West Tollcross, Edinburgh, EH3 9BP 🎫 Book a ticket: https://regionalcommunityfood.eventbrite.co.uk Edinburgh Community Food 🍓 is delighted to invite you to their Regional Community Food Conference. Join to celebrate, connect and collaborate with regional community food partners. We’re hungry …
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Food v Nature: the role of community food growing
untangling the competition for urban green space between food growing and wildlife habitat 19 December 2024 4 pm – 5 pm Online This webinar from the Right to Grow Learning Network at Incredible Edible, aims to deep dive into the Right to Grow policy that improves access to public land for food growing projects, and …