Dr Catriona Rooke: Understanding Food Insecurity in Scotland

http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/research/research_centres/cross_school_research_clusters/food_researchers_in_edinburgh_fried/seminars_and_public_events/2018_2019/food_insecurity_in_scotland

Our next FRIED seminar is a joint event with the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security. It will take place on Wednesday December 5^th 15.00 to 17.00 in the 6^th Floor Common Room of the Chrystal Macmillan Building. I am delighted to announce that our speaker will be Dr Catriona Rooke, previously of the Global Health Policy Unit and now a Scottish Government social researcher. We are also honoured to have Prof Liz Dowler of University of Warwick acting as a respondent. Finally, to conclude the event Stephanie Mander of Nourish Scotland will brief us on the recently launched Good Food Nation ambassador initiative.

Speaker: Dr Catriona Rooke, The Scottish Government

Respondent: Prof Liz Dowler, University of Warwick

Date and time:  Wednesday 5^th of December, 15.00 -17.00

Venue: 6^th Floor Staff Room, Chrystal Macmillan Building, George Square, EH8 9LD.

Title

Understanding Food Insecurity in Scotland

Abstract

This presentation will provide an overview of what we know about food insecurity in Scotland. First it will consider the policy context and key research to date. Then it will focus on recent insights from the Scottish Health Survey 2017, which provides the first national-level data on the extent of food insecurity in Scotland.