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Mind the Menu report now available

Posted: August 28, 2012

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 …

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Dr Andrew Fraser joins NHS Health Scotland

Posted: August 28, 2012

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 …

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Third Sector Transformation Fund opens 30 August

Posted: August 24, 2012

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 …

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Exploration of the information support needs of parents

Posted: August 2, 2012

Research was carried out by Children in Scotland on behalf of NHS Health Scotland, with the aim of exploring the information support experiences, needs and preferences of parents with young …

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Mind the Menu

Posted: August 1, 2012

This  event for community organisations working with food in the field of mental health and wellbeing took place on Wednesday June 6 at Discovery Point in Dundee. Sixty people from a …

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The Bakers Awards

Posted: July 18, 2012

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 …

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Evaluation of funding for training in food, nutrition and health

Posted: July 1, 2012

In 2009, CFHS provided funding to community based mental health organisations to provide training in food, nutrition and health has now been evaluated. A report on the outcomes [PDF, 111kb] is now …

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The future of the Nursery Milk scheme

Posted: June 25, 2012

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 …

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Opportunity to review NHS Health Scotland’s Child Healthy Weight Publications

Posted: June 25, 2012

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 …

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Learning and development programme 2012-2013

Posted: June 21, 2012

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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