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Factsheet: Feedback – the value of CFHS ‘January Promotion’ funding for community food retailers

Our new fact sheet looks at the impact of awarding small amounts of funding for community food retailers. The fact sheet summarises feedback from 12 of the 15 community food retailers funded by CFHS to run promotional activities in January and February this year and is available to download from the Publications Library.  

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Considering economic evidence – more food for thought

The interest and need for economic evidence of your impact is becoming more prevalent.  Whether developing your social enterprise or making the case for your contribution to preventative spend agendas.  In this short CFHS fact sheet we reflect on lessons from those who have already taken the journey to develop economic evidence.  We reflect on …

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Footing the bill or thinking ahead

CFHS brought together a range of local and national agencies for a round table discussion on ‘constructive food and health policy and practice in the face of austerity’ on  31 July. The discussion looked at how, in the face of reports of increasing food poverty, to develop policy and practice responses that are progressive and …

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Mind the Menu report now available

A short report on our Mind the Menu event on June 6 is now available.  The event brought together 60 people from a wide range of community groups and organisations working on food and mental health and wellbeing and workshops were provided by six different organisations.  The report provides an outline of the day, links …

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Mind the Menu

This  event for community organisations working with food in the field of mental health and wellbeing took place on Wednesday June 6 at Discovery Point in Dundee. Sixty people from a range of organisations attended the day. Simon Bradstreet from Scottish Recovery Network and Emma Lyon from NHS Health Scotland provided the policy context for the …

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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.

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Learning and development programme 2012-2013

CFHS’s learning and development programme [PDF, 170kb] is now available. The programme now includes details of additional courses we are running up until November.

See Current Work for the link to further information and the application forms.

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CFHS 2012 small grant scheme is open

Community Food and Health (Scotland) has an annual small grants scheme open to groups and agencies in Scotland who would like to improve access to, and take up of a healthy, varied and balanced diet. Grants from £500 to £3000 are available. The 2012 small grant scheme is now open for applications.  See the small grants …

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Map of community retailing

CFHS is compiling a map of community retailers and would like to include as many community food co-ops, fruit and vegetable stalls and barras and community shops as we can. Our map, which can be found here, now contains over 140 community food retailers. If your community retailing outlet is missing, and you would like it included, please contact Anne.

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RSPH Diploma in Nutrition and Health

Due to a cancellation, we have a place  available on the RSPH Diploma in Nutrition and Health course being run by the Nutrition Training Company in Glasgow from 11-15 June.  Further information and the application form are available in the section.  If you are interested in this opportunity, please read the further information (PDF 41 kb)  and return …

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