Our latest e-bulletin has information on challenging poverty in Glasgow, diet and nutrition, research and policy, as well as news, reports, latest events and funding. You can access the e-bulletin here
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CFHS August e-bulletin
Our latest e-bulletin has information on learning from collaboration, diet and nutrition, research and policy, as well as news, reports, latest events and funding. You can access the e-bulletin here
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Eating Well with Dementia – A Guide for Carers
Eating Well with Dementia – A Guide for Carers This resource provides guidance for carers of people with dementia to support eating and drinking for nourishment and well-being. Developed in partnership with NDR-UK and NHS Lanarkshire, and supported by Alzheimer Scotland, it is appropriate for distribution via community groups and charities. Printed copies can be …
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Tackling obesity: Improving policy making on food and health
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 out how to make progress. It focuses on England, but includes data and examples from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The report is available on …
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Cost of living and the third sector
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 the Scottish Third Sector Tracker. The latest bulletin shows that demand for third sector services and volunteers have increased, yet the number of volunteers available …
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CFHS March e-bulletin
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
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. You can read our February e-bulletin here.
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Publication of new Food Standards Scotland reports
Food Standards Scotland have recently published the following: An overview of The Out of Home food Environment in Scotland (2021) drawing comparisons with data for 2019 and 2020. A report on Monitoring Retail Purchase and Price Promotions in Scotland (2021) comparing trends throughout 2019 – 2021. A summary of insights into Eating Patterns and Behaviours inside the Home in Scotland …
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Going under and without – JRF’s cost of living tracker winter 2022/23
This report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation provides the current state of play for households on low incomes during the cost of living crisis. It is the third in a series of large scale studies of households in the bottom 40% of incomes, conducted in October 2021, May/June 2022 and October/ November 2022. It reveals …
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
A Cash First Future
Launched during Challenge Poverty Week, this report summarises the learning from the joint Cash First Future conference from the Independent Food Aid Network and the Trussell Trust. It includes best practice examples on promoting a cash first approach to food insecurity in local authorities across Scotland and how these should inform the direction of next steps and Scottish Government actions. …