With the latest Scottish Health Survey results due to include data from the three new food insecurity questions and research work ongoing across the UK, CFHS is delighted to be offering the latest opportunity for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to come together to digest the latest information and explore future opportunities. Working alongside A …
Networking and learning development
Matter of fact
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Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health
Florence Dioka from Central and West Integration Network (CWIN) and our colleague Jacqui presented the poster below at the 1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health, on 18 May 2018. It explains how they carried out community-led research into food security and insecurity, plus shares some of the findings. Food security and insecurity-poster You …
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Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
Community Food Social Enterprise Network and community retailers ‘sharing good practice’ sessions
Around 40 community food initiatives took part in an event on 7 March, run jointly by CFHS and Senscot. A community food social enterprise network session was held in the morning, and a community retailers ‘sharing good practice’ session in the afternoon. The morning session looked at issues that community food social enterprises (or aspiring …
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Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development
Our latest blog: Social media. What is it good for?
Here at CFHS we like to reach out to you in different ways. We have a hard copy newsletter for those of you who like to share or read on the train. Our e-bulletin suits those who like the convenience of news delivered straight to their inbox. Our website holds a wealth of information for …
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Areas of Work: Information provision, Networking and learning development
CFHS annual networking conference 2017
Please note that our annual networking conference is now fully booked. Delegates can look forward to tasty presentations, lots of table talk and plenty to take away from our popular annual networking event for volunteers, practitioners, planners and academics addressing issues around food, health and inequalities with Scotland’s communities. With an interesting mix of workshops, …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Household food insecurity
In December 2016, at Serenity Café in Edinburgh, a workshop was held sharing learning about, and reflecting on, work that is currently taking place in Scotland and in the rest of the UK on the issue of household food insecurity measurement. The day was supported by NHS Health Scotland, the Rural and Environment Science and …
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Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
Chewing things over … CFHS annual networking conference
The CFHS annual networking conference took place on 26 October in Edinburgh. Thank you to those who attended and contributed to the day, particularly to our speakers, Martyn Evans, Chief Executive, Carnegie Trust UK, and Ewan Aitken, Chief Executive Officer, Cyrenians, and to our Chair, Iain Stewart, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Community Food. The conference …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Chewing things over .. CFHS annual networking conference 2016
Wednesday 26 October 2016 Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh Food, health and inequality – taking a compassionate and dignified approach. Come and share your knowledge and experience, hopes and concerns, with volunteers, fieldworkers, planners, policy makers and academics from across Scotland and beyond. We have already engaged a number of stakeholders in the planning of this event, …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Hear Say
The CFHS annual networking conference will take place on Wednesday 24 October at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. Planning is going well for this latest event, with speakers confirmed and workshop contributions taking shape. Our focus this year is on taking advantage of local evidence and experience to inform the development of policy and …