The Scottish Executive, the Food Standards Agency Scotland and NHS Health Scotland have jointly established the HealthyLiving Food and Health Alliance to support the further implementation of the Scottish Diet Action Plan and emerging Food and Health policies and strategies.
The Alliance is open to all and developed to fully represent the range of interests involved in implementing a multi-sectoral, food chain based - food and health strategy.
There is an emphasis on inclusion and wide engagement, seeking to involve people broadly, across all sectors, stakeholder groups and networks as well as individuals.
The Alliance has clearly defined functions and processes which will be taken forward within the extent of the individual remits of the organisations involved. The objectives are to:
provide a multi-sectoral forum for communication, dialogue and consultation
contribute to the definition and focus of national policy
support delivery of policy objectives within a national and inclusive structure across Scotland
facilitate a strategic programme of consultation, information sharing, evidence gathering and partnership development to effectively capture and disseminate the extent of implementation of the Scottish Diet Action Plan
to provide an opportunity to network and develop partnerships
The Alliance will be supported and administered jointly by the Scottish Executive Health Department and the Food Standards Agency Scotland
For more information on the work of the Alliance, please see their website at: http://www.fhascot.org.uk/ where you can also register to become a member and download the latest newsletter.