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 …
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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 …
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CFHS launches two new publications
Food, training and learning disability highlights work in Scotland to improve food and health for people with learning disabilities. The report focuses on a training project for support workers but …
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Business support for community food initiatives facing sustainability issues
A programme of business support for up to 10 community food initiatives that expect to face sustainability isses within the next 6-18 months is now open. The programme will provide …
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SROI update
The SROI (Social Return on Investment) project website has been updated with new materials, case studies, an information leaflet and a downloadable Guide to SROI. Dates have also been confirmed …
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New food co-ops toolkit
Sustain: the Alliance for Food and Farming has produced a new food co-ops toolkit to help communities set up their own food co-ops and buying groups. The toolkit aims to …
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Economic evaluation: call for expressions of interest
In response to identified need, Community Food and Health (Scotland) is currently supporting two economic evaluations of community food and health projects. One of these projects is the Edinburgh Community …
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Healthy Weight Communities trial launched
Public Health Minister Shona Robison has launched a trial programme to bring whole communities, towns or cities together to eat more healthily and be more active in addressing childhood obesity. …
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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), …