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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Areas of Work: Families with children, Food poverty and access
Community Food Social Enterprise Network meeting
The next Community Food Social Enterprise Network meeting is being held on Wednesday 21st March, 3pm at the Crescent Cafe in the Broomhouse Centre, Edinburgh. There will be a tour …