Second Helpings A CFHS national learning exchange on food, mental health and wellbeing to be held on Wednesday March 5, 10.00 – 3.45 at Discovery Point in Dundee. Plans are underway for this national learning exchange on community food work and how it can support mental health and wellbeing. It will be an opportunity catch …
CFHS updates
Maternal and infant nutrition
CFHS commissioned Rock Solid Social Research Ltd in partnership with Communicable Health to carry out research into how community food and health and voluntary organisations are carrying out activities that support the main priorities of the Scottish Government’s ‘Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition: A Framework for Action’. The research completed by Rock Solid Social Research is …
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Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Linking community growers, retailers and caterers
Edinburgh Community Food (ECF) was funded by CFHS to follow up the research [PDF, 1292kb] carried out by Blake Stevenson last year, which looked at the feasibility of developing a produce supply chain between community growers and community food retailers and caterers in Edinburgh. ECF is identifying if there is a business case for setting up a supply …
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Strengthening food work with minority ethnic communities
Development funding for work on maternal and infant nutrition across minority ethnic communities in Scotland CFHS has 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. If you are already working on maternal and infant nutrition …
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Regional networking
CFHS and the Food and Health Alliance (FHA)- NHS Health Scotland, have been piloting regional networking events to improve links with food activity across the food chain. A food networking event took place on 1 May in Galashiels in collaboration with NHS Scottish Borders and Scottish Borders Council. The event focused on showcasing food activities …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
CFHS annual networking conference 2013
Delegates thoroughly enjoyed the CFHS national networking conference held at COSLA conference centre, Edinburgh on 31 October. Delegates included community food initiative workers, people from community gardens, volunteers, NHS staff, planners, policy makers and researchers. The conference was an excellent opportunity for people to come together and discuss food, health inequalities and social justice. Highlights …
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Community retailing
CFHS continues to work with the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF) to roll out the SGF ‘Healthy Living’ programme’s training and resources to community food retailers – co-ops, outlets and shops. During 2013-14, we will be running further training for community food retailers, to help them maximise sales and minimise waste. Details will be posted on our …
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Selling fruit and vegetables in hospitals and health centres
CFHS’s publication about community food initiatives retailing in hospitals [PDF 903 kb] is now available. In early January 2010 CFHS hosted a roundtable discussion about food co-ops and stalls operating in hospitals and health centres. A short report from the discussion [PDF 80 kb], describing the successes, challenges and ideas for best practice is also available. If …
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Healthy Start pilot integrated approach
CFHS, in partnership with NHS Forth Valley, has completed a pilot using an integrated approach to promote increased awareness of the Healthy Start scheme, Healthy Start vitamins and the benefits of the voucher scheme in accessing fresh fruit and vegetables. The pilot was delivered in Camelon and the Falkirk Braes areas. The main objective was engaging and supporting existing …
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Areas of Work: Families with children, Food poverty and access
Case Studies
CORE (Community Organisation for Race Equality) has developed a case study on their World Cafe. It covers the background and history of the World Cafe, the essential elements of the model, the role of volunteers, the development of healthy recipes and how the cafe works to build links between individuals and communities. It is an …