Food Standards Scotland is inviting views from the public, the out of home food sector and all interested organisations on proposals to give the people of Scotland healthier options when they’re eating out. The consultation, published today (22 November 2018), will be open for responses until 29 February 2019. Read more on the Food Standards …
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Food Standards Scotland seeks views on making food eaten outside the home healthier
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Kindness, emotions and human relationships: The blind spot in public policy
This report has been written by Carnegie Fellow, Julia Unwin CBE, and informed by a series of roundtables and events across the UK. This report brings together all that Carnegie have learnt over the last two years. It acknowledges the strong arguments against kindness, but argues that the great public policy challenges of our time demand …
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Have your say on health improvement plans for Scotland
The Improving Health Commission wants to hear from you as it considers the health improvement aspects of the reform of public health in Scotland. You have until 23rd November to take part in their survey available on the Public Health Reform website.
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Volunteer Good Food Nation Ambassadors sought
The Scottish Food Coalition are looking for people who would like to become Good Food Nation Ambassadors for the expected Good Food Nation consultation. Information on training and how to apply is available on the Scottish Food Coalition website.
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Scottish Government consultation on restricting junk food promotions – closing soon
The Scottish Government is consulting with the public, and food and retail industries on restricting the in-store marketing and promotion of foods high in fat, sugar or salt, with little or no nutritional benefit. The consultation is part of the Diet and Healthy Weight Delivery Plan, and will inform assessments of impact and possible legislation. …
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Understanding food insecurity in Scotland: using evidence for policy and practice change
The latest seminar on measuring food insecurity, co-organised with A Menu for Change, took place in Glasgow at the beginning of October. National and international presentations, including a look at the first data from the new food insecurity questions in the Scottish Health Survey, an update on A Menu for Change and a fascinating insight …
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Place Standard survey
NHS Health Scotland want to hear from organisations, groups and individuals who have used the Place Standard as well as from those who haven’t used the tool. Please complete this survey to inform improvements to the Place Standard.
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How social enterprises can address mental health and wellbeing
A new briefing on the role of social enterprises in tackling mental health and wellbeing is downloadable from the Senscot website.
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The impact of income-based policies on health and health inequalities
NHS Health Scotland have published a report comparing the impact of income-based policies on health and health inequalities for the Scottish population. This can be downloaded from the Health Scotland website.
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Food poverty inequalities briefing
NHS Health Scotland has just published its latest health inequalities briefing on food poverty, complementing the pages on the same subject that are available on its website www.healthscotland.scot