Access to a balanced, healthy diet is important in the early years of life. Improving maternal and infant nutrition is a key priority in Scotland and there is evidence that …
CFHS updates
Community-based organisations working with minority ethnic children, pregnant women and families – training in food, nutrition and health
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Areas of Work: Families with children, Food and nutrition training, Minority ethnic communities
Promoting consistent nutrition messages
Promoting accurate and consistent information about healthy eating is fundamental to the work of community food initiatives. CFHS has provided a range of opportunities over recent years to support groups …
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Area of Work: Food and nutrition training
Annual development fund
We distribute around £100,000 each year through our annual development fund (previously known as the annual small grants scheme. Groups and agencies can apply for between £500 and £3000 to develop …
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Exploring food and families in East Lothian
CFHS and Edinburgh Napier University are collaborating with two community groups in East Lothian to explore family food practices for families with young children. This research will take place over …
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Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Community cafes
In 2010/11 CFHS mapped community cafes across Scotland. A map of 40 of the cafes identified is now available. We also commissioned a research report [PDF, 952 kb], which looked in detail at the …
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Community-based food and health activity online searchable directory
Our previous directory (hard copy publication) was very well used in the past by other groups wanting to link up with others as well as other agencies wanting to target …
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Area of Work: Information provision
Fare Choice
Our newsletter is now produced and mailed out on a three times a year basis. Fare Choice is another resource that we use to support community based food and health activity. Individuals, groups and …
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Area of Work: Information provision
Fare Futures, CFHS free annual networking conference
Booking forms are now available for Fare Futures, our free annual networking conference, which will be held on Thursday 3 November 2011 at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. See …
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Community food social enterprise network
CFHS is working with Senscot to support the community food social enterprise network (SEN). Membership of the SEN is open to any community food and health organisation that is, or is …