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healthyliving award

Last Updated: 26/08/2009

The healthyliving award launched back in August 2006, gives national recognition to caterers and food service outlets that help their customers to eat healthily when out and about.

What is this? projects
What is it about? food outlets food outside the home healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland
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When was this published? 25/08/2009

Healthyliving award plus

Last Updated: 07/10/2009

The healthyliving award plus is a higher level of award, which rewards catering establishments that demonstrate an even greater commitment to supporting healthier eating.

What is this? projects
What is it about? healthy eating food outside the home food outlets
Where is it relevant? Scotland
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When was this published? 11/05/2009

Healthyliving award – making an impact across Scotland

Last Updated: 08/10/2009

This feature covers an update on the healthyliving award, introduces their new healthylving plus award and the changes to the healthyliving award criteria.

What is this? projects
What is it about? food outside the home food outlets healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland
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Changes to the healthyliving award criteria

Last Updated: 08/10/2009

Following a recent review of the guidance pack carried out in partnership with the Food Standards Agency Scotland, a small number of changes have been made to the healthyliving award criteria.

What is this? professional support materials
What is it about? food outside the home healthy eating processed food food preparation
Tagged with: healthyliving award
When was this published? 07/10/2009

Healthyliving award certificates presented

Last Updated: 06/08/2010

Caterers from more than 150 establishments came together on 9th June to celebrate their success at the latest healthyliving award ceremony.

What is this? news article
What is it about? healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland

Soft-fruit company wins top food and drink prize

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

This article from the FHA newsletter announces that the company Good Natured Fruit who grow strawberries with no artificial pesticides wins the supreme award of the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2008.

What is this? news and communications
What is it about? strawberries
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 01/06/2008

Parripak’s efforts translate into success

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

This article from the FHA newsletter is a case study from the Healthy Working Lives Awards Programme and outlines the work that Parripak, a food processing company in Dumfries & Galloway undertook to achieve their bronze award.

What is this? case study
What is it about? health promotion healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland (local)
When was this published? 01/06/2009

The Baby Friendly Initiative

Last Updated: 04/09/2009

The Baby Friendly Initiative is an international programme of the WHO and UNICEF. Contains information for parents and health professionals, including training, an award scheme, where to find resources, and current research.

What is this? information for the public research
What is it about? pregnancy and childbirth breastfeeding
Where is it relevant? World
When was this published? 03/09/2009

Elementary Food and Health

Last Updated: 03/09/2009

This short course covers the relationship between food and health. It is designed to provide nutritional information to people working in a wide range of catering outlets as well as health care, education and the leisure, retail, advertising and hospitality industries.

What is this? training
What is it about? healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 21/08/2009

Oil’s well that ends well for Mark

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

In this article of the FHA newsletter, we interview Mark Bush of Summer Harvest the winner of the Healthy Eating category of Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2009.

What is this? news and communications
What is it about? rapeseed oil saturated fat healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 01/07/2009

Health Promoting Health Service

Last Updated: 03/09/2009

It promotes the development of health improvement at every opportunity within the NHS as well as defining and highlighting effective practise in Scotland.

What is this? projects
What is it about? health care health improvement health care settings fruit vegetables breastfeeding healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 03/09/2009

Nick Nairn’s healthy recipe for prize bread rolls

Last Updated: 27/08/2009

The Food & Health Alliance (FHA) interviewed Morton Rolls Ltd, the winner of the healthy eating category of the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2008 for the Nick Nairn Choice Rolls range. The FHA is the sponsor of this category.

What is this? news article
What is it about? salt healthy eating bread bakery
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 01/06/2008

From bump to breastfeeding

Last Updated: 08/10/2009

A DVD intended to support women who breastfeed, provide positive and practical breastfeeding information to women who are unsure about whether to breastfeed, and encourage those women who are breastfeeding to continue for longer.

What is this? information for the public
What is it about? breastfeeding babies pregnancy and childbirth
Where is it relevant? UK
When was this published? 01/09/2008

Health and safety drive for food and drink workforce

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

This article from the FHA newsletter outlines the pilot project targeted at Scottish food and drink manufacturing companies aimed at improving the health and safety of employees. The Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives, Scottish Food and Drink Federation and the Food & Health Alliance are all working in partnership on this project that started in January 2009.

What is this? news and communications
What is it about? health improvement healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 01/06/2009

Soil Association's Food for Life - for caterers

Last Updated: 09/02/2010

An update from the Soil Association Scotland in February 2010 on their Food for Life Catering Mark project, which is for local authority and private caterers who serve up food that is not only tasty but freshly prepared and ethically sourced.

What is this? projects
What is it about? organic sustainability
Where is it relevant? UK
When was this published? 09/02/2010

Interview with Public Health and Sport Minister, Shona Robison

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

With the launch of the first-ever National Food and Drink Policy, the Food & Health Alliance posed some questions to the Public Health and Sport Minister about developing the policy, key points and what it means to us all.

What is this? interview policy
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 01/06/2009

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

Small steps to producing healthier options

Last Updated: 02/09/2009

The Healthy T area at this year’s popular T in the Park was substantially increased in size following its huge success last year. Over the course of the weekend in July, many of the 80,000 young fans who flocked to hear the Kings of Leon, Elbow and Lily Allen were also seen enjoying the healthy food, fruit, and non-alcoholic drinks on offer from the Healthy T global kitchen, which was developed in partnership with the Scottish Government, Big Day Out Ltd and Tennents Lager.

What is this? news article
What is it about? local food young people healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 14/08/2009