An update on the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) healthyliving Programme, which aim is to improve the range, quality and availability of fruit and vegetables in convenience stores across the country.
An update on the Scottish Grocers’ Federation healthyliving programme as well as interviews with the Programme Coordinator - Ross Kerr and John Drummond, chief executive of Scottish Grocers Federation.
The Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) is the trade association for the Scottish convenience store sector, which is made up of over 5,600 stores with combined annual sales of more than £3.2bn.
UK data will be collected over 4 years (2008-2012); this Scottish boost collects dietary and nutritional status (blood samples) data for 800 adults and 800 children living in Scotland at an individual level from adults and children from 18 months old.
The Cross-Government Obesity Unit has developed a framework agreement to support local commissioning of weight management services for children and young people in England.
Lessons from EPODE, a French programme which has cut childhood obesity by almost a quarter in participating towns are to be trialled in eight towns, villages and cities in Scotland.
Healthy Communities: Meeting the Shared Challenge is a Scottish Government funded programme that aims to encourage and support community-led approaches to health improvement throughout Scotland. This conference aims to share experiences and lessons from across Scotland, to link community-led health to key policy agendas, and help signpost the resources that are now available to support community-led health.
This article from the FHA newsletter outlines the Childsmile programme which is aimed at tackling tooth decay during childhood and improving the Scottish children's oral health.
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.
This article from the FHA newsletter outlines the East Ayrshire Food for Life school meals programme and decribes how they evaluated it. This also involved examining the social, economic and environmental impact of the initiative.
Information and resources about the Childsmile programme for parents, carers and professionals working in health, education, community and voluntary sectors.
Part of the WHO, the Codex Programme's aims include protecting the health of consumers, ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting co-ordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organisations.
This report, launched in October 2007, was commissioned and produced by the UK Government's Foresight programme using scientific evidence, commissioned research and expert advice.
The FSA eatwell plate aims to make healthy eating easier to understand by showing the types and proportions of foods needed for a healthy and well-balanced diet.
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.
