CFHS has provided some funding to CHANGES community health project in Musselburgh to carry out an evaluation of its Eat Well – Stay Active course. The aim of the course is to improve the mental and physical wellbeing of people living in East Lothian. It is a six week course that consists of five weekly …
Research and evaluation
Evaluation of CHANGES Eat Well – Stay Active course
Posted in CFHS updates
Area of Work: Research and evaluation
Research around cooking skills
We are currently working with our colleagues in NHS Health Scotland to gather evidence around the impact of community cooking courses. For more information about our current cookery work, contact Kim.
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Research and evaluation
A rich picture
Participants from the Building Evidence of Impact programme met in Edinburgh on 4 July 2013 to share learning from their ongoing work on self-evaluation. Group members described the work they had been doing and the different tools and techniques used. They also looked at what they need to help them fly as they take their …
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Funding, Mental health and wellbeing, Research and evaluation
Examining the evidence
CFHS has commissioned SCPHRP (Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy) at Edinburgh University to undertake an analysis of the learning from the work on evaluation that we have supported over the last year. The study will look at the reports on the self-evaluation work undertaken by participants on the Building Evidence of Impact …
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Mental health and wellbeing, Research and evaluation
The impact of cooking courses on families
This short report provides a summary of research commissioned by CFHS that studied the impact of cooking skills on families.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Cooking and growing, Policy and planning
Related topics: cookery sessions, families, parents and carers, training and qualifications, young people
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Families with children, Research and evaluation
Mapping of the Community and Voluntary Sector Contributions to Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition in Scotland
This report sets out the findings from mapping the contributions of the community and voluntary sector to improving maternal and infant nutrition in Scotland. The study was commissioned by CFHS.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, Rock Solid Social Research
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
The impact of community cookery skills activities on families – a comparison between three different approaches
In October 2012 Consilium Research and Consultancy Limited was commissioned by CFHS to explore the impact of different approaches to delivering community cookery skills activities on families. The research aims to identify and analyse the sustainable outcomes for families engaging in three approaches to delivering cooking courses.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, Consilium Research and Consultancy
Publication categories: Cooking and growing, Policy and planning
Related topics: cookery sessions, families, parents and carers, research, young people
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Theory of change research
Rock Solid Social Research has completed its work looking at the ‘theory of change’ that underpins the work of community food initiatives that are looking to improve food access for older people. Eight organisations agreed to be involved in the work and have now agreed worked models based on their discussion with the consultant. A generic model has …
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Older people, Research and evaluation
Evaluation of funding for training in food, nutrition and health
In 2009, CFHS provided funding to community based mental health organisations to provide training in food, nutrition and health has now been evaluated. A report on the outcomes [PDF, 111kb] is now available.
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Funding, Mental health and wellbeing, Research and evaluation
Evaluation of the impact of the Scottish Grocers Federation Healthy Living Programme on community retailers
This research looks at the impact of the Scottish Grocers Healthy Living Programme’s training and resources on community retailers selling fruit and vegetables. The research highlights the benefits of both the training and resources, but also their limitations. It also makes some recommendations about how else the programme could support community retailers.