Lunch clubs are a key piece in the jigsaw of services that support older people to eat well. Many are organised and run by older people themselves. The ODS research found that older people who attend lunch clubs often speak about enjoying both the food and the opportunity to eat with other people. A bite …
CFHS updates
Second Helpings
This CFHS national learning exchange on food, mental health and wellbeing was held on Wednesday March 5, 10.00 – 3.45 at Discovery Point in Dundee with a focus on self-evaluation and the evidence that is being developed on the impact of work involving food on mental health and wellbeing. The programme from the day is …
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Mental health and wellbeing, Networking and learning development
Supporting food and health work with adults with learning disabilities
We are currently making plans to develop part of our website to provide information about, and links to, quality accessible food and health resources or pictorial recipes. These will be suitable for those planning to run cooking skills activities with adults with learning disabilities, but might also be useful with other groups. We have recently …
Posted in CFHS updates
Emergency food aid: learning from current experiences
Increasingly community food initiatives across Scotland are responding to demands for emergency food aid for those experiencing the most severe effects of food poverty. The provision of emergency food parcels through food banks is rapidly growing; however, balancing the need for short term emergency food aid with creating sustainable change for people experiencing food poverty …
Also posted in News
Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Evaluation learning exchanges
We are offering organisations the opportunity to book a place for one of our Evaluation Learning Exchange days. Each day will have a similar format, reflecting together and sharing learning on various aspects of evaluation eg. setting outcomes, collecting information and what to do with it. The day will include activities and opportunities to network …
Also posted in Events and conferences, News
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Investing in the availability of the new REHIS Elementary Cooking Skills course
CFHS has recently provided funding for 13 groups and agencies to run the new, nationally accredited cooking skills course (accredited by the Royal Environmental Health Insitute of Scotland or REHIS). Successful applicants plan to run this new course with a range of peole from within low-income communities in Scotland, including with community and lunch club volunteers, carers of …
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Funding
CFHS commission Cyrenians Good Food to adapt Good Food Handbook
We have recently commissioned the Cyrenians Good Food programme to adapt a selection of its Good Food Handbook recipes to support the availability of pictorial recipes. These will be available on the Cyrenians Good Food website later in 2013. The current Good Food handbook is available at http://cyrenians.scot/community-and-food/good-food/food-ed/
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Information provision, Learning disability
Plans for accessible food and health resources on our website
We are currently making plans to develop part of our website to provide information about, and links to, quality accessible food and health resources or pictorial recipes. These will be suitable for those planning to run cooking skills activities with adults with learning disabilities, but might also be useful with other groups.
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Information provision, Learning disability
Growing Together – SRUC Oatridge Campus, West Lothian
This free joint event will give community growers, community retailers (including food co-ops, fruit and vegetable stalls and barras) and Food and Health Alliance members an opportunity to find out more about each other and the work that they do and explore possibilities of working more closely together. ‘Growing Together’ is open to anyone involved in …
Also posted in Events and conferences, News
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Human rights based approaches to food poverty
CFHS is recruiting people involved in community food initiatives in Scotland to join an enquiry into human rights based approaches to food poverty. We are looking for a group of people who will: set the agenda for the work engage in positive discussion and debate with others active in the field listen and learn from …