Through improved access to healthy food, communities are improving the health of vulnerable individuals and families. This factsheet explores how community food and health activities are contributing towards national priorities around overweight and obesity that are described within the Obesity Route Map for Scotland. Includes information about the Healthy Weight Outcomes Framework.
Topic: Scottish Government
Community food initiatives contributing to the Scottish Government Route Map for Preventing Overweight and Obesity in Scotland
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, action planning, community food activity, indicators, obesity and overweight, policy, Scottish Government
Making a Difference
A workshop-based conference discussing the latest developments in food and health activities relating to policy and practice in Scotland
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: conference, early years, networking, policy, practice, pregnancy and maternal health, Scottish Government
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
East Lothian Homelessness Unit food policy discussion report
Response to ‘Choosing the Right Ingredients: the Future for Food in Scotland’ from two focus groups carried out by East Lothian Council’s Homelessness Unit with homeless households in temporary accommodation.
Publisher: East Lothian Council
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: choice, consultation, funding, homelessness, local, policy, Scottish Government, shops, supermarkets
Report from national food discussion seminar
On 18 March 2008 CFHS facilitated a national seminar to ensure that the experience and understanding of low-income communities is included in the development of a National Food Policy for Scotland. The report from that seminar has been submitted to the Scottish Government in response to the discussion paper ‘Choosing the Right Ingredients: The Future …
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: discussion, homelessness, inclusion, inequalities, low income, policy, Scottish Government
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
Implementing Together the Community-led Task Group Recommendations
A briefing produced for the CFHS annual conference 2007 on implementing the recommendations of the Scottish Government’s Task Group on Supporting and Developing Healthy Communities.
Publishers: CHEX, Health Scotland, Scottish Community Development Centre
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community-led, Scottish Government
The use of food in promoting health, wellbeing and the development of independent living skills for people experiencing homelessness
Roundtable discussion notes.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: discussion, homelessness, inclusion, independent living skills, mapping exercise, Scottish Government
Scottish Executive’s work with the Scottish Grocers Federation on neighbourhood shops
Notes from a roundtable discussion 17 November 2006.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: choice, local, low income, Scottish Government, shops, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development
Regional Food and Health Strategy Seminar
The report of a seminar that explored the different approaches towards regional food and health strategies across Scotland and the support available for them.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: community planning, data and databases, rural, Scottish Diet Action Plan, Scottish Government, strategy, urban
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
The Engagement Matrix
This paper introduces the Engagement Matrix, which is a tool for health boards and third sector organisations to use together and map and improve engagement between them. The development of the Engagement Matrix was initiated by a short life action group, which was led by the third sector. The action group was set up by …