Community Food and Health (Scotland) or CFHS aims to ensure that everyone in Scotland has the opportunity, ability and confidence to access a healthy and acceptable diet for themselves, their families and their communities. We do this by supporting work with and within low-income communities that addresses health inequalities and barriers (availability, affordability, skills and culture) to healthy and affordable food.
Through our work we aim to support communities to identify these barriers; develop local responses to addressing the barriers; and highlight where actions at other levels, or in other sectors, are required.
We value the experience, understanding, skills and knowledge within Scotland’s community food initiatives and their unique contribution to developing and delivering policy and practice at all levels.
CFHS updates
Building a more resilient community food sector: How does your community food work support Prevention? Wednesday 13 May 2026 1 pm–2 pm Online This session will include: A short introduction to what prevention can look like in community food settings and how it might be evaluated Breakout discussions where you can share your own experiences, challenges, …
Public Health Scotland is partnering with Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) to offer a free practical and interactive online workshop designed to help you strengthen how you evaluate Prevention work in the community food sector. Tuesday 31st March 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Online workshop via Zoom Workshop outcomes By the end of the session, you will be …
Our latest e-bulletin features information about our forthcoming Evaluating Prevention workshop with ESS, as well as news and events, resources and information on community food and health related topics. You can view the e-bulletin here.
Our latest e-bulletin features information about Public Health Scotland’s ten-year plan, Together We Can, as well as news and events, resources and information on community food and health related topics. You can view the e-bulletin here.
Our latest e-bulletin features information about Threehills Community Supermarket, and the discussions at our latest peer learning session, as well as news and events, resources and information on community food and health related topics. You can view the e-bulletin here.
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