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Tackling obesity: Improving policy making on food and health

Posted: April 27, 2023

This report from the Institute for Government reveals how every government since 1992 has missed targets to reduce obesity. It exposes the reasons behind this policy failure – and sets …

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Recent blog posts

Posted: April 27, 2023

Mitigating long term impacts of the cost of living crisis Public Health Scotland PHS) has published a rapid assessment on the health impacts of the rising cost of living. Margaret …

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Cost of living and the third sector

Posted: April 27, 2023

Volunteer Scotland is publishing Quarterly Bulletins to provide up-to-date trend information on the impact of the cost of living crisis on volunteering and volunteers using information from YouGov surveys and …

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Learning from collaborating with or within the community food sector

Posted: April 27, 2023

We recently provided funding for organisations in three local authority areas to support our pilot learning collaboration project. The aim of this project is to support increased collaboration locally and …

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CFHS e-bulletin April 2023

Posted: April 27, 2023

Our latest e-bulletin has details of our pilot learning collaboration project, as well as news on policy, funding, and forthcoming events and recent reading and podcasts. You can access the …

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Community food initiatives help needed to try out Eat Well, Your Way resource

Posted: April 25, 2023

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has developed Eat Well, Your Way, an online resource to help people in Scotland make healthier food and drink choices when planning, shopping, preparing food at …

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Inverclyde Cost of Living Support Grant Programme

Posted: April 20, 2023

The Inverclyde Cost of Living Support Grant Programme is a small local grant programme funded by Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and is being delivered on their behalf …

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Scottish Alliance for Food – vacancy

Posted: March 27, 2023

The University of Glasgow is recruiting a Project Manager for its newly developed Scottish Alliance for Food.  The closing date is 3rd April 2023.  Information about the post is available …

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CFHS March e-bulletin

Posted: March 27, 2023

Our latest e-bulletin includes the latest health, poverty and diet reports, what community food initiatives are doing as well as events, recordings and funding. The e-bulletin is available here. 

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CFHS February e-bulletin

Posted: February 20, 2023

Our latest e-bulletin provides an update on how community organisations are adapting their cooking activities to the rise in energy costs, as well as the latest reports, webinars and recordings. …

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