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 commissioned by CFHS, and led by Evaluation Support Scotland to support six groups to show the impact of their work with parents and children aged …
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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 pounds of new funding to be provided over the next three years. The plan will have a focus on tackling health inequalities through targeted healthy …
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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 spent on tackling health inequalities over the next three years but recommends that this resource can deliver better outcomes by re-designing public services. This is …
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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 game for children and lots of free merchandise will be given away on the day including a booklet celebrating ’60 years of health improvement’. List …
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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 November. We are still in the early stages of planning this event, but further details will be available on this website in due course.
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Deadline extended for discussion paper on tackling poverty, inequality and deprivation in Scotland
The deadline for responses to the Scottish Government’s discussion paper on ‘Taking Forward the Government Economic Strategy: A Discussion Paper on Tackling Poverty, Inequality and Deprivation in Scotland’ has been extended to 30 June 2008. More information on the discussion and how to respond is available from www.gov.scot/Publications/2008/02/01150409/1
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Report from national food policy discussion seminar 18 March 2008
On 18 March CFHS facilitated a national seminar at the Piping Centre in Glasgow to ensure that the experience and understanding of low-income communities is included in the development of a future National Food Policy for Scotland. The report from that seminar (PDF 232 kb) contains the responses from the seminar and it represents solely the …
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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 were high levels of nutritional problems amongst service users and identified some gaps in the service, including the need for more robust nutritional screening procedures, …