This briefing from Public Health Scotland provides an overview of the immigration condition ‘No recourse to public funds (NRPF)’ and the impact it can have on people’s health and how …
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Improving Scotland’s diet and weight
Public Health Scotland (PHS) and the Scottish Directors of Public Health have published a consensus statement – Improving Scotland’s diet and weight. This document outlines the urgent need for action …
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Edinburgh Community Food Cash First Toolkit
Following on from its Menu for All launch event on 6 October 2023, Edinburgh Community Food has published its finalised Cash First Toolkit. The Toolkit is designed for community food …
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
What can community food initiatives do to support cash first approaches to food insecurity?
Published online today, this briefing paper will provide clarity on, raise awareness of, and support use of cash first approaches as the primary response to tackling food insecurity. This will …
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
CFHS e-bulletin November 2023
Our latest e-bulletin contains news about collaboration and network building in the Western Isles, and the Eating Out, Eating Well framework pilot, as well as other news about diet and …
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CFHS e-bulletin October 2023
Our latest e-bulletin contains a very short and easy-to-complete readership survey, news about diet and nutrition and research and policy, as well as reports, latest events and funding. You can …
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So, what do we want from food? Citizens are hungry for change
This new report from the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission shows that the UK public overwhelmingly back state intervention to improve the food system. Based on extensive public dialogue sessions …
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Poverty in Scotland 2023
This year’s ‘state of the nation’ report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at in-work poverty and details recommendations for the Scottish and UK Governments and provides specific findings and …
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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 …
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Physical activity for health: framework
The Scottish Government has recently launched this framework for action to improve levels of physical activity at both national and local level which is firmly founded on evidence-based international guidance. …