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CFHS e-bulletin April 2026

Our latest bulletin has news about our upcoming online peer session, and the new Food Insecurity Resource spaces,  as well as information about forthcoming events, funding opportunities and reports for the community food sector. You can read the e-bulletin here.

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How to Talk About Food Poverty: a guide

A How to Talk About Food Poverty guide has been developed by Frameworks UK.  This guide introduces tools and evidence-based recommendations to help advocates build understanding and support, and avoid triggering unhelpful ways of thinking. The guide is available to download from the Frameworks UK website.

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Public Diners

Nourish Scotland has published a second report on its public diners project, Public Diners: By the public, outlining the consultation process for its planned pilot public diner in Dundee. A video explaining the public diner experience and history is also available. Visit the Nourish Scotland website for more information.

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Advancing Green Health Framework

greenspace scotland, NatureScot and Public Health Scotland have published A Framework for Advancing Green Health in Scotland – a joint commitment to ensure that Scotland’s natural environment plays a full and coordinated role in improving the health and wellbeing of its people. The framework sets out a shared vision, six pillars and 15 priority actions, …

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Dignity in Practice Case Studies

Over the past couple of years, the Dignity Project at Nourish Scotland has focused on sharing learning and developing expertise around Dignity, Cash-First, and the Right to Food. This has included engaging through online and in-person meetings where members shared examples of good practice. A number of case studies have now been published on how …

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Together We Can

Public Health Scotland (PHS) has published its ten-year strategy, Together We Can. This document sets out how PHS will work with partners across Scotland to address the challenges described above, strengthen prevention, and support communities to thrive. It will outline the collective actions needed, from national policy to local delivery, to create the conditions in …

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Putting the hard-to-do parts of preventative policy into action

Late last year a group of organisations (SCDC, Voluntary Health Scotland, the Alliance, and Edinburgh Community Health Forum) came together to issue a joint statement on the role prevention plays in tackling Scotland’s growing health inequalities crisis. This statement explored how preventative approaches involve identifying and tackling root causes before negative outcomes occur – and …

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Shaping healthier food environments for the next decade

In collaboration with Public Health Scotland (PHS), Nesta, an innovation agency for social good, has published two key publications which explore how Scotland’s planning system can be used to create healthier food environments and support efforts to reduce obesity and health inequalities. The two publications are: Planning for Healthier Communities – Opportunities in the Scottish …

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CFHS e-bulletin

Our latest e-bulletin features information about the community food sector, opportunities to get involved in our online networking sessions, funding, events and much more. You can view the e-bulletin here. 

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Eating Well for Exercise

The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has web-based resources highlighting the important foods and nutrients to support physical activity. Eating well for physical activity and sport can have many benefits including supporting sport performance and reducing the risk of injury and illness. More information on eating well for exercise is available on the BNF website.

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