Policy and planning
Please note: Scottish Community Diet Project changed its name to Community Food and Health (Scotland) in 2006.
Report from national food discussion seminar
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
April 2008
On 18 March 2008 CFHS facilitated a national seminar to ensure that the experience and understanding of low-income communities is included in the development of a National Food Policy for Scotland. The report from that seminar has been submitted to the Scottish Government in response to the discussion paper 'Choosing the Right Ingredients: The Future for Food in Scotland'
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East Lothian Homelessness Unit food policy discussion report
East Lothian Council
April 2008
Response to 'Choosing the Right Ingredients: the Future for Food in Scotland' from two focus groups carried out by East Lothian Council's Homelessness Unit with homeless households in temporary accommodation.
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Implementing Together the Community-led Task Group Recommendations
CHEX, Health Scotland, Scottish Community Development Centre
October 2007
A briefing produced for the CFHS annual conference 2007 on implementing the recommendations of the Scottish Government's Task Group on Supporting and Developing Healthy Communities.
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Food and Tackling Homelessness Seminar: feedback report
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
September 2007
A report from a seminar hosted by NHS Dumfries and Galloway with assistance from CFHS, exploring the concept and practicalities of working with food to tackle key aspects of homelessness.
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Scoping study: collective action to address community access to food
EKOS
August 2007
A scoping study commissioned by CFHS, looking at the options for greater collective action by food co-op networks in east-central Scotland.
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Fruitful Participation: involving people in food and health work
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
May 2007
This publication gives a snapshot of how getting people involved in decision-making around food and health issues can be enjoyable, democratic, empower those involved and make a difference.
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The use of food in promoting health, wellbeing and the development of independent living skills for people experiencing homelessness: roundtable discussion notes
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
April 2007
Food, Health and Homeless Initiative: Mapping Current Services
Community Food and Health (Scotland)
December 2006
In September 2006, the Food, Health and Homelessness Initiative at CFHS commissioned Blake Stevenson to undertake a baseline study to map the nature, scope/scale and location of food, health and homeless projects, programmes and initiatives in Scotland.
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Dysart Food and Health Initiative
Vikki Hilton
July 2005
An evaluation of a project using participatory appraisal methods to explore the opportunities for increasing healthy eating choices in the Dysart regeneration area in Fife.
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Participatory Appraisal Energiser day
Scottish Community Diet Project
May 2005
A short report on the outcomes of an energiser day which followed on from the second Partcipatory Appraisal training course.
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Exploring, identifying and tackling community food issues by participatory appraisal
Scottish Community Diet Project
November 2004
A short report on the second residential training course held at New Lanark Mill Hotel
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Proof of the Pudding: food, communities and research practice in Scotland
Scottish Community Diet Project
October 2004
Report of a conference organised by the Scottish Community Diet Project and the Scottish Colloquium on Food and Feeding to bring together a wide range of people involved or interested in community food research to discuss research issues.
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Food Mapping for Community Food Activity
Scottish Community Diet Project
May 2004
Notes from a roundtable discussion on research carried out to find out where people can buy and eat food and what the food needs of local people are.
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Update on Reforms to the Welfare Food Scheme
Scottish Community Diet Project
March 2004
A briefing paper outlining reforms to the Welfare Food Scheme through which an estimated 800,000 people across the UK receive vouchers for free fruit and vegetables
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Feeding the Interest: a discussion of the potential benefits of the local food sector to the economy, the environment, communities and health in Scotland
Scottish Community Diet Project
January 2004
Discussion paper which considers the benefits of local food; identifies opportunities for development; highlights barriers and encourages action.
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Exploring, identifying and tackling community food issues by participatory appraisal
Scottish Community Diet Project
November 2003
Report of the initial training course on participatory appraisal organised by the Scottish Community Diet Project which describes the planning, delivery and lessons learned from this five-day residential
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Healthy Start
Scottish Community Diet Project
November 2002
Notes from a roundtable discussion on the proposed reforms to the UK's existing Welfare Food Scheme as outlined in the Department of Health's consultation document 'Healthy Start'.
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Just add ...: observations of a practical and strategic nature based on evidence gathered and generated during the first five years of the Scottish Community Diet Project
Scottish Community Diet Project
April 2002
Report focusing on how to maximise the impact and effectiveness of the contribution from community food initiatives to local, regional and national efforts to tackle food and health inequalities in Scotland.
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Table Manners
Scottish Community Diet Project
October 2000
The report of the Scottish Community Diet Project's seminar on building food partnerships and developing local strategies
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Surplus Food Redistribution
Scottish Community Diet Project
October 2000
Notes from a roundtable discussion of issues surrounding surplus food redistribution including the levels at which it operates; the range of organisations and agencies which play a part; and the varied impact it can have.
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Open Mouthed: report from the seminar on the implications of the proposed Food Standards Agency for those working at community level
Scottish Community Diet Project
February 1998
The report from the seminar organised by the Scottish Community Diet Project on the implications of the proposed Food Standards Agency for those working at community level
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Wallyford Participatory Appraisal: A report on the work carried out by students undertaking a short course organised by the Scottish Community Diet Project
East Lothian Council
October 2005
Using a range of visual tools the group engaged with a wide range of people in Wallyford to determine what is important to them about local food access.