Healthy living

Funded by the Health Improvement Fund, the multi-agency West Lothian Food and Health Steering group has been implementing a local Food and Health Action Plan since 2001.

This plan is based on the National Food and Health Strategy - 'Eating for Health' and is focused on children and young people and tackling health inequalities. The group works in partnership with a number of organisations to implement programmes to improve the diet of the population of West Lothian.

These include:

• The development and implementation of a local breastfeeding strategy
• Healthy weaning programmes
• A breakfast club programme in 24 schools
• A 'get cooking' programme
• Support for the development of a Food Co-op Network to improve access to fruit and vegetables
• Support for the implementation of 'Hungry for Success' in schools
• A small grant scheme for community and voluntary groups and training and resources for staff.

Contact details:

Food and Health Development Officer, Health Improvement Team, Strathbrock Partnership Centre, 189a West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LH. Telephone: 01506 771848 or visit www.getcooking.org (new window)