CFHS’s learning and development programme for 2013/2014 is now available. It includes half and one-day courses on customer care, health and safety, marketing and social enterprise, and a RSPH Level 3 Award in Nutrition. All of our courses are fully funded. Learning and development programme An evaluation of CFHS’s learning and development programme for 2012–2013 is available. …
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Learning and development programme 2013–2014
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Learning exchanges
In 2012 CFHS, in collaboration with two health intermediaries, the Community Health Exchange (CHEX) and Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) and the Scottish Government Third Sector Unit, created opportunities for structured dialogue between community-led health organisations and Scottish Government officials. This involved officials spending time visiting projects and learning about and participating in project activities. The report, From …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Capacity building training
Following on from discussion at the meetings in 2011, CFHS funded learning opportunities for staff and volunteers involved in community food work with minority ethnic communities in Scotland. In autumn 2011, CFHS funded two Elementary Food and Health courses. One course was provided by Edinburgh Community Food and ran at Norton Park Conference Centre in …
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Areas of Work: Food and nutrition training, Minority ethnic communities, Networking and learning development
Networking meeting for organisations working to strengthen food work across minority ethnic communities
CFHS held a national networking meeting for organisations working to strengthen food work across minority ethnic communities on Friday 15 March in Glasgow. Tanveer Parnez and Emilia Petka from BEMIS provided a presentation on the findings of the study into community and voluntary organisations working on maternal and infant nutrition. Natalie Ouriachi spoke about developing …
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Areas of Work: Minority ethnic communities, Networking and learning development
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, …
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Areas of Work: Families with children, Minority ethnic communities
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 …
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Areas of Work: Older people, Research and evaluation
Publications giveaway
We have lots of copies of really useful publications to share with you and due to space limitations when we move we will not be able to take all of these with us. Please contact us by Monday 18 March (indicating publication name(s) and quantities) if you would like hard copies of : What’s cooking …
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Come visit us at The Gathering
We are pleased to announce that CFHS and our colleagues at the healthyliving award are taking part in The Gathering 2013 on 27-28 February. The Gathering is one of the key events in Scotland’s third sector calendar and with its programme of free events and exhibition & market hall with over 100 organisations, it is a fantastic place to …
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New CFHS funding available
CFHS is inviting groups working with families with young children to apply for funding to deliver basic nutrition training – the REHIS elementary food and health course – for their staff, volunteers or group members. More details about the funding, including how to apply, can be found here, or contact Anne. The closing date for …
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CFHS Annual Development Fund (formerly known as the Annual Small Grant Scheme) to open soon
Our Annual Development Fund will open on Friday 14 June and close on Friday 9 August 5pm. Groups and agencies in Scotland are welcome to apply for funding between £500 and £3000 to develop activities to improve access to, and take up of, a healthy and varied balanced diet within low-income communities. Funding applicants will be …