Nutrition Scotland has an introductory offer for communities for the RSPH Level 2 and Level 3 Awards in Nutrition and Health, both class-based (running in spring and summer this year) and as e-learning. The courses cover the key role of nutrition in health and wellbeing. More information on the Nutrition Scotland website.
Training
Eat Well Age Well e-learning
Eat Well Age Well offers two E-learning courses, Carers E-Learning and General E-Learning. Both courses are based on its Raising the Issue of Malnutrition Training and utilise videos that were developed in partnership with NHS Tayside and Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership. More information on the Food Train website.
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Health Issues in the Community: empowering young people to make a real change
9 October 1 pm – 3.30 pm Byres Community Hub, Glasgow Join CHEX at the launch of its newly revamped and updated Health Issues in the Community Training for Young People. The new course was refreshed and updated in partnership with HIIC tutors and participants from previous courses, who will be sharing their experiences at …
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REHIS training opportunities
Edinburgh Community Food (ECF) is an accredited Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland (REHIS) training centre, with a highly experienced team offering an array of REHIS community training courses. It offers the following courses either in person or online: Elementary Food & Health Eating Well for Older People Elementary Food Hygiene Food Allergy Awareness Visit …
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Weight stigma – why it matters and what you can do about it
Our Diet, Physical Activity and Health Weight team colleagues at Public Health Scotland have recently launched a Challenging Weight Stigma Hub. The Learning Hub aims to raise awareness of the impact of weight stigma and provide insights that can empower you in your role to reduce weight stigma. It has been informed by people with …
Health Inequalities and Human Rights Learning Hub
Public Health Scotland has recently launched this online resource for anyone who has an interest in understanding health inequalities in Scotland and the steps you can take to reduce them. The resource can be accessed on the Public Health Scotland Virtual Learning Environment.
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Two new Public Health Scotland learning hubs
Public Health Scotland’s Workforce Development Team has launched two new learning hubs: · Challenging poverty stigma · Making communication even better The Challenging poverty hub creates an opportunity to develop understanding of poverty stigma and discrimination. The communications hub raises awareness and understanding of how to improve communication skills. Learners can access the learning hubs …
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Neurodivergent learners in food education – article
The British Nutrition Foundation has published an article written by experienced food teacher, and British Nutrition Foundation Trustee, Rosalie Forde, exploring how to better support students with additional needs in food lessons. The article, on the Food- fact of life education site, offers practical strategies to make food lessons more accessible and enjoyable for neurodivergent …