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Publications
- Since 2007, CFHS has supported 51 community food practitioners to obtain a RSPH Diploma in Nutrition, Certificate in Nutrition or Level 3 Award in Nutrition for ...
- This CFHS fact sheet examines the feedback from the evaluations of participants on the 2013/2014 learning and development programme.
- In 2012, Community Food and Health (Scotland) provided funding totalling £15,000 for six community food initiatives to build on their current work with one or ...
- This report is based on the results of an online survey completed by 35 people that had completed an accredited nutrition course. ...
- This publication gives a flavour of what community food initiatives and disability learning support providers are doing to offer adults with learning disabilities access to food ...
- Findings from the evaluation of funding CFHS made available to support community based mental health organisation to provide training to their staff and volunteers in ...
- This booklet features tips and ideas gathered from a CFHS youth, food and health networking event that focused on work with a range of young ...
- This short report shows what 20 groups and agencies learnt and gained from running practical healthy eating activities and taking part in the REHIS Elementary ...
- This fact sheet summarises information gathered from across Scotland on activities that 'train the trainers' to deliver healthy cookery and food preparation skills in low-income ...
- Since the Elementary Food and Health course was launched nationally in 2006, CFHS has delivered a targeted programme to promote it in low-income and excluded ...
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Community-based organisations working with minority ethnic children, pregnant women and families – training in food, nutrition and health
Access to a balanced, healthy diet is important in the early years of life. Improving maternal and infant nutrition is a key priority in Scotland and there is evidence that more food and health work needs to be delivered within minority ethnic communities. Experience from community groups already suggests that food and health work with minority ethnic children and families develops and increases their skills around accessing healthy food, improves their interaction with their children and reduces their sense of isolation from other local communities.
Funding has now been allocated to nine groups to carry out aspects of the following.
The organisations involved are meeting on 22 July for a networking and evaluation workshop to learn about and share their experiences of providing training and support to staff, volunteers and services users in food and nutrition to support their work with children, pregnant women and families from minority ethnic communities.
A report on their activity will be available later in the summer. For more information contact Sue or Ger.