Search Results - Food & Health Alliance

The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens Networking Event

Last Updated: 02/09/2010

There will be a chance to meet funders, find out about beekeeping, Care Farming, Planning Aid Scotland and hear case studies from other projects. It’s a great opportunity to network, meet like-minded people and share ideas.

What is this? events community project
What is it about? food farming
Where is it relevant? Scotland (local)
Start date: 08/10/2010
End date: 08/10/2010
Where is this happening? Scottish Natural Heritage Offices in Battleby, near Perth

University of Glasgow's Food, Diet and Health 12th Annual Conference

Last Updated: 24/08/2010

This conference is on Wednesday 27th October 2010 and the programme includes topical updates on food, diet and health and it will provide delegates with an overview of the current trends in health related nutrition and well-being. The conference will be of interest to a variety of professionals with an interest in food, health and nutrition and will allow for discussion and information exchange on this important issue.

What is this? conference
What is it about? health and wellbeing diet food
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Start date: 27/10/2010
End date: 27/10/2010

University of Glasgow's Food, Diet and Health 12th Annual Conference

Last Updated: 05/08/2010

The conference is on Wednesday 27th October 2010 and the programme includes topical updates on food, diet and health and it will provide delegates with an overview of the current trends in health related nutrition and well-being. The conference will be of interest to a variety of professionals with an interest in food, health and nutrition and will allow for discussion and information exchange on this important issue.

What is this? conference
What is it about? food health and wellbeing diet
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Start date: 05/08/2010
End date: 27/10/2010

Query from member - Older people and nutrition

Last Updated: 02/08/2010

Dear all, I have received a query from a member of the Food & Health Alliance. The member has recently started working on nutrition and older people and wondered what practice was happening elsewhere across Scotland. Any information that covers this area would be helpful. If you are happy to share your work on older people and nutrition with the member please email me on frances.price1@nhs.net with your information. Thanks very much, Frances

What is it about? older people food
Where is it relevant? Scotland

Fun First Foods

Last Updated: 22/06/2010

The new edition of Fun First Foods and the associated briefing paper for health professionals are available on the Health Scotland website. This revised booklet gives information on the different stages of weaning with tips, advice and recipes. Please see the links below.

What is it about? infant nutrition weaning baby food infants food
Where is it relevant? Scotland

Fresh Thinking

Last Updated: 10/06/2010

Fresh Thinking - the Scottish food and drink industry's strategy document

What is this? report
What is it about? food drinks
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Tagged with: Scotland Food & Drink
When was this published? 01/03/2010

New Guide for Food Producers

Last Updated: 07/05/2010

This new guide, launched on 27th April 2010, offers smaller and medium sized enterprises advice on how to bid for public sector catering contracts. The guide has been produced by the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS) and Scotland Food & Drink with the support of the Scottish Government.

What is this? guidance
What is it about? food food access
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 08/05/2010

Holyrood Food Strategy 2010 Conference

Last Updated: 06/04/2010

Food Strategy - Delivering on Scotland's potential.

What is this? events
What is it about? food health and wellbeing sustainability
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Start date: 25/05/2010
End date: 25/05/2010
Where is this happening? Edinburgh

A one-day Food and Behaviour Research conference, ‘Nutrition for behaviour, learning and mood’

Last Updated: 11/03/2010

An exceptional opportunity to hear from a panel of top UK experts, researchers and practitioners about how nutrition affects behaviour, learning and mood.

What is this? conference events
What is it about? food
Where is it relevant? UK
Tagged with: FAB
Start date: 05/05/2010
End date: 05/05/2010
Where is this happening? Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh

Food Issues Survey Phase 1- Scottish boost

Last Updated: 18/02/2010

The survey will collect attitudinal and behavioural information from a representative sample of approximately 2,500 UK respondents.

What is this? survey data
What is it about? food food safety and hygiene
Where is it relevant? UK Scotland
Tagged with: FSAS FSA

FHA Conference 2009 - Food Advocacy workshop

Last Updated: 12/02/2010

Summary report from the Food Advocacy workshop

What is this? report
What is it about? health improvement food
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 12/02/2010

FHA National Conference 2009 - plenary report

Last Updated: 12/02/2010

A report on the plenary at the FHA conference 2009 which includes: Susan Gallacher, Scottish Government; Susan Pryde, Food Standards Agency Scotland; Katherine Bishop, Scottish Government; Amanda Brown, Scotland Food & Drink and Fergus Millan, Scoottish Government.

What is this? report
What is it about? food health and wellbeing
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Tagged with: FHA
When was this published? 12/02/2010

FHA Conference 2009 - Ensuring Food & Health have the biggest impact

Last Updated: 12/02/2010

A summary report on the FHA conference 2009. Recipe for Success, the Scottish Government’s National Food and Drink policy that was launched in June 2009, was the focal point for the 2009’s FHA national conference, held in November in Edinburgh.

What is this? report
What is it about? food health and wellbeing
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Tagged with: FHA
When was this published? 12/02/2010

Current awareness alert - Food and Health: January 2010

Last Updated: 09/02/2010

A monthly current awareness alert to keep you up-to-date with new research in the field of food and health.

What is this? research
What is it about? food health and wellbeing
When was this published? 27/01/2010

Citizens' Forum findings on food issues in Scotland

Last Updated: 09/02/2010

The Food Standards Agency Scotland's latest report of people's views on food issues in Scotland. This is part of a series of citizens' forums set up to establish a dialogue with the public on food.

What is this? research
What is it about? food
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 02/02/2010

Food & Health Alliance - Food Advocacy Workshops

Last Updated: 20/01/2010

The Food & Health Alliance are holding some Food Advocacy Workshops in Aberdeen and Glasgow to collect stakeholders' views on whether further food advocacy is required in Scotland.

What is this? events
What is it about? food health and wellbeing sustainability environment food chain
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Tagged with: FHA
Start date: 04/02/2010
End date: 05/02/2010
Where is this happening? Aberdeen on 4th February and Glasgow on 5th February 2010

Food sustainability - UK policy context

Last Updated: 16/10/2009

This article from the FHA newsletter outlines the UK policy with reference to the Cabinet Office’s 'Food Matters: Towards a Strategy for the 21st Century' published in July 2008.

What is this? policy
What is it about? food sustainability healthy eating environment food security farming
Where is it relevant? UK
When was this published? 01/10/2008

Workshop report on portion size

Last Updated: 09/10/2009

This Food Standards Agency workshop took place on 15 April 2008 and was attended by academic experts in the field of portion size and obesity research.

What is this? report
What is it about? portion size food health improvement food marketing saturated fat confectionary ready meals
Where is it relevant? UK
When was this published? 15/04/2008

Food sustainability - What do we mean?

Last Updated: 08/10/2009

This article from the FHA newsletter defines food sustainability describing the three aspects of it: environment, economy and society.

What is this? news article
What is it about? sustainability food environment
Where is it relevant? World
When was this published? 01/10/2008

FHA conference 2008

Last Updated: 08/10/2009

The Food & Health Alliance conference - Moving forward with food and health which was held in February 2008 focused on co-ordinating members' contributions on the consultation for the first National Food Policy.

What is this? conference proceedings
What is it about? food health and wellbeing health improvement
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Tagged with: FHA
When was this published? 05/02/2008