The Food Access Network (UK) worked in partnership with a number of other organisations.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is an independent Government department set up by an act of parliament in 2000 to protect the public’s health and consumer interests in relation to food. The FSA runs the annual Dame Sheila McKechnie Awards for community food groups, http://www.food.gov.uk/aboutus/how_we_work/damemckechnieaward/. They also support a range of community food initiatives and the UK Liaison initiative.
Set up by the FSA , the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS), the Food Vision website provides a range of resources for community food groups. It is available at http://www.foodvision.gov.uk/ and includes case studies and toolkits.
Community Food and Health (Scotland) supports work within low-income communities that improves access to and take-up of a healthy diet. They support both community initiatives and inter-agency partnership working.
They offer: a grants scheme for community initiatives; toolkits and guides for groups to use; information exchange and networking facilitation; development of partnership working models; and support action research and practice development, http://www.communityfoodandhealth.org.uk/
Healthy Food for All is a new multi-agency initiative seeking to promote access, availability and affordability of healthy food for low-income groups on the island of Ireland. http://www.healthyfoodforall.com
The Nutrition Network for Wales website has been designed specifically to provide everyone involved in nutrition in Wales with the opportunity to access information and resources, share the outcome of their work and learn from one another. It is relevant for government, health professionals, people working in local government and public health, to teachers, voluntary agencies, universities and other partners. http://www.nutritionnetworkwales.org.uk/
The Food Access Network was guided by a Working Party made up of a cross-section of food poverty stakeholders and experts.
