This mapping exercise was carried out to provide a snapshot of voluntary and community organisations’ activity in relation to maternal and infant nutrition across ethnic minority communities in Scotland.
Families with children
Strengthening food work across ethnic minority communities: a focus on maternal and infant nutrition
Publishers: BEMIS Scotland, Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: baby feeding, children, diet and nutrition, mapping exercise, minority ethnic, parents and carers, women and mothers
Areas of Work: Families with children, Minority ethnic communities
From the ground up
This report represents a snapshot of community and voluntary sector activity that supported maternal and infant nutrition at a particular point in time – spring 2012.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: baby feeding, case studies, children, diet and nutrition, parents and carers, policy, women and mothers
Area of Work: Families with children
Putting Healthy Start on the map
Report from a pilot to promote maternal and infant nutrition and ‘Healthy Start’ in Falkirk
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Forth Valley
Publication category: Children and young people
Related topics: baby feeding, children, funding, infant nutrition, pregnancy and maternal health, weaning
Area of Work: Families with children
Maternal and infant nutrition
CFHS commissioned Rock Solid Social Research Ltd in partnership with Communicable Health to carry out research into how community food and health and voluntary organisations are carrying out activities that support the main priorities of the Scottish Government’s ‘Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition: A Framework for Action’. The research completed by Rock Solid Social Research is …
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Healthy Start pilot integrated approach
CFHS, in partnership with NHS Forth Valley, has completed a pilot using an integrated approach to promote increased awareness of the Healthy Start scheme, Healthy Start vitamins and the benefits of the voucher scheme in accessing fresh fruit and vegetables. The pilot was delivered in Camelon and the Falkirk Braes areas. The main objective was engaging and supporting existing …
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Families with children, Food poverty and access
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 …
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Families with children, Food and nutrition training, Minority ethnic communities
Exploring food and families in East Lothian
CFHS and Edinburgh Napier University are collaborating with two community groups in East Lothian to explore family food practices for families with young children. This research will take place over the next few months and will involve speaking with parents to find out more about the role food plays in their family and what influences …
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
An evaluation of Happy Jack
This report by Blake Stevenson, commissioned by Community Food and Health (Scotland) in partnership with Edinburgh Community Food and the City of Edinburgh Council, is based on an evaluation of the Happy Jack project in terms of its economic value.
Publishers: Blake Stevenson, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: economic, evaluation, evidence, research
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Making the Case
Making the Case is the final report from the Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative, a three-stage pilot support programme provided (over 2 years) by CFHS and Evaluation Support Scotland to support six community food and health initiatives improve their evaluation skills
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Children and young people
Related topics: collaboration, early years, evaluation, Glasgow
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Maternal and infant nutrition across ME communities in Scotland
CFHS worked in partnership with BEMIS to look at the specific needs of community and voluntary sector organisations supporting work on maternal and infant nutrition across minority ethnic communities in Scotland. BEMIS has collated information on community and voluntary organisations working in the field of maternal and infant nutrition across minority ethnic communities in Scotland, …