Voluntary Health Scotland
VHS is a movement for health creation working to reduce health inequalities to enable the people of Scotland to live well. We believe that health is more than the absence of illness, and together with our members and partners we champion this belief. We collaborate to provide the national voice for third sector health organisations in Scotland.
Food is fundamental to health, wellbeing and health equity. Access to affordable, nutritious and culturally appropriate food should be a basic right, yet food insecurity and poor diet disproportionately affect people experiencing poverty and inequality. For VHS, food is therefore an essential part of tackling the wider determinants of health and creating healthier communities.