The findings from a survey they commissioned of S3 and S4 pupils at three different schools to examine why young people chose to take their lunch outside school and what …
Publications
Out to Lunch
(August 2008)
Publication category: Children and young people
Related topics: children, school meals, schools, young people
Take-away Health
how takeaway restaurants can affect your chances of a healthy diet
(June 2008)
An interesting report on take-aways earlier in the summer. The study looked at nutritional information available to consumers using the country’s leading take-away chains. It also looked at what information …
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: diet and nutrition, fast food and takeaways, inclusion
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Cut-price, what cost?
How supermarkets can affect your chances of a healthy diet
(August 2008)
The fourth in a series of reports in which the National Consumer Council (soon to become part of the new agency Consumer Focus) rate the UK’s top eight supermarkets on …
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: labelling, supermarkets
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative
Stage One interim report
(July 2008)
This report highlights the first stage of a three part pilot programme commissioned by CFHS, and led by Evaluation Support Scotland to support six groups to show the impact of …
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: Borders, early years, Edinburgh, evaluation, Fife, Glasgow, Grampian
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Fare Choice Issue 44
a taste of tomorrow
(June 2008)
National Food Policy; Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus; annual networking conference; Men and the Obesity Epidemic;Healthy Valleys; Kersiebank Community Project
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: access, early years, homelessness, men, obesity and overweight, older people, policy, schools
Area of Work: Information provision
Food Matters Issue 6
(June 2008)
Edition 6 of our regular e-bulletin update on developments in food, health and homelessness in Scotland.
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: funding, grants, homelessness, policy
East Lothian Homelessness Unit food policy discussion report
(April 2008)
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.
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: choice, consultation, funding, homelessness, local, policy, Scottish Government, shops, supermarkets
Fare Choice special grants edition 2008
(April 2008)
Special edition launching the 2008 small grants scheme and featuring a selection of the work undertaken by the previous year’s grant recipients.
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: access, affordability, funding, grants, healthy eating, inequalities, low income, Scottish Diet Action Plan
Area of Work: Information provision
Report from national food discussion seminar
(April 2008)
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 …
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

Fare Choice Issue 45
What's the difference?
(September 2008)
older people; making sense of healthy eating messages; links in the chain; Forth Valley fruit and vegetable barras; Let’s Make it Better; Out to Lunch
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Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: early years, food industry, funding, healthy eating, homelessness, local food, older people, policy
Area of Work: Information provision