Central Edinburgh, Thursday 27 November 2014, 10.30 am to 3 pm. This will be an opportunity to: Network and share learning on community cooking skills activities. Hear about, and contribute to, CFHS research on community cooking skills activities. Find out about current resources in the market place. This learning exchange aims to be relevant to …
Author archives: Alice Baird
CFHS learning exchange – community cooking skills activities: building evidence, inspiring practice
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Area of Work: Cookery skills
Fare Choice readership survey
Issue 67 of Fare Choice is now available to download from the Publications Library. Included with this edition is a readership survey on Fare Choice that we would be grateful if you could complete and return to us to inform our planning for the future. The survey can be accessed here:
Posted in CFHS updates, News
Area of Work: Information provision
Becoming a Good Food Nation consultation
Last chance to take part in the consultation for Scotland’s next phase of the National Food and Drink Policy; Becoming a Good Food Nation. This discussion document proposes a 2025 vision for Scotland’s food and drink future. The Scottish Government is seeking your views on the proposed priorities. The consultation ends on Friday 17 October. Find …
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Eat Better Feel Better
The Scottish Government’s Eat Better Feel Better campaign is due to launch in January 2015 to inspire and support parents and families to make healthy changes to how they shop, cook and eat, with the aim of improving their health. The Eat Better Feel Better team will introduce the campaign at the CFHS annual networking …
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Area of Work: Information provision
Development funding for work on maternal and infant nutrition across minority ethnic communities in Scotland
CFHS made a small amount of development funding available to support the development of good practice examples of work on maternal and infant nutrition across minority ethnic communities in Scotland in 2013. Support was provided to SCORE Scotland to carry out research into the needs of parents in relation to maternal and infant nutrition and …
Posted in CFHS updates
Area of Work: Minority ethnic communities
Human rights based approaches to food poverty
Twenty-six people have signed up to be involved in this group which is meeting to develop and understanding of human rights approaches to food poverty and what they might mean for community based practice. The first introductory meeting was held in June when members shared what was on their agenda and what they hope to …
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Older People’s Food Task Force
Participants on the study tour to London in October 2013 agreed when they got back to Scotland to set up this group to develop a national focus on food and older people. The group has met three times to date in 2014. It has: Circulated the report on the tour and provided presentation on what …
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Area of Work: Older people
CFHS annual networking conference 2014
CFHS welcomed nearly 200 people to our annual networking conference on 29 October in Glasgow this year. Thanks to all who attended, and whose contributions made it such a great day. With a full programme of lively table discussions, inspiring speakers and presenters, and much networking, the event was captured by a photographer and graphic …