Single Outcome Agreements (SOAs) are now the key way that Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) identify their priorities for local communities, in line with national outcomes identified by the Scottish Government. We have heard about one or two examples of people linking the outcomes they achieve to those within their local SOAs. For more information please …
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Minding Their Own Business Too
In 2006 CFHS produced Minding Their Own Business, an introduction to business and social enterprise for organisations supporting local communities tackling inequalities in diet and health. Minding Their Own Business Too is a companion to this toolkit. In response to suggestions from people involved in community food and health work, it focuses on examples of …
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CFHS annual networking conference open for bookings
Booking forms are now available for this year’s annual networking conference, Going Forth, to be held at the Carnegie Conference Centre on 22 October. Please visit the Current Work section for more details.
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Healthier food pilots
CFHS is looking to expand its work with black and ethnic minority communities and want to hear from groups and organisations that have ideas about work they would like to do, to improve the take-up of a healthy diet within black and ethnic minority communities. We are looking to fund three small scale pilot pieces …
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Regional networking events
As part of the second year of the ‘Healthy Communities: Meeting the Shared Challenge’ programme CHEX is hosting 4 ‘Regional Networking Events’. The events are aimed at community and voluntary organisations and their partners to build on their involvement in the Programme and provide an opportunity to share learning from across the country on raising …
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Business planning day for social enterprises
Firstport will be running a day of free business planning with a leading international consultancy. The event will be held in central Scotland, probably on 29 September (to be confirmed), and social enterprises wanting to take part are asked to register with Firstport, 0131 220 0511, or email elaine@firstport.org.uk” More details about the event can …
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The Missing Ingredients
On Thursday 25 June, CFHS co-hosted this event in Edinburgh, looking at what we are learning and what we need to do about food, health and homelessness in Scotland. 70 people attended from a wide range of organisations working with people affected by homeless, Local Authorities, Health Boards, Scottish Government and the Care Commission. A …
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Issue 4 of Engage
Issue 4 of Engage, the magazine for the Meeting the Shared Challenge support programme, is now available from the NHS Health Scotland website. This edition focuses on evidence and evaluation.
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National Food and Drink Policy for Scotland
Richard Lochhead, Rural Affairs and Environment Secretary, unveiled ‘Recipe for Success’ – setting out the next steps for the national food and drink policy – this morning at the Royal Highland Show. It sets out steps to bring together key issues of health and environmental sustainability with business and community needs, and stresses the importance …
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Launch of Scottish Government Resilience Fund
The Scottish Government has just announced the launch of a £1.7 million Resilience Fund, for third sector organisations that have been affected by the recession. Grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 will potentially be available to Third Sector organisations which can demonstrate: How the recession has led to increased demand or significantly undermined their services …