Nutrition
Service information and resources for nutrition services
- Introduction
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Good nutrition is vital for lifelong health and development, helping prevent conditions like obesity, heart disease and diabetes. We are committed to ensuring everyone has access to the nutrition they need to lead healthy, active lives and to tackling food insecurity, which often results in poor diets and negative health outcomes.
- Partnerships
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Hampshire County Council is a member of UK charity Feeding Britain. If you are a food club or support food provision, become a member to join a network of local partnerships working to eliminate hunger through affordable food, holiday programmes and advice services.
There are currently six Local Food Partnerships in Hampshire actively working to improve access to nutritious, local food, based on community needs. Contact your local Food Partnership to find out about food provision, if you want to support community initiatives or to donate food:
- Winchester Food Partnership
- Andover Food Partnership
- Havant Food Partnership
- Gosport Food Partnership
- Eastleigh Food Partnership
- East Hampshire Food Partnership; led by East Hampshire Council
- Training and resources
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Food Ladders: A Multi-Scaled Approach to Everyday Food Security and Community Resilience highlights how food insecurity impacts emotional wellbeing, nutrition, and social cohesion.
The approach fosters community engagement through food, helping build safe, connected and resilient places. Access the toolkit and video:
- Introducing Food Ladders: A way of seeing community food provision (YouTube)
- Food Ladders Toolkit (GeoFoodie)
The Eatwell Guide helps you to get started by understanding the different types of food you need to have a healthy balanced diet.
Other resources include: