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World Obesity Day – Wednesday 4 March 2020

Posted: March 2, 2020

The roots of obesity run deep…  See what is happening for World Obesity Day on 4 March 2020 around the globe.  Find out more here.

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Fairtrade Fortnight – 24 February to 8 March

Posted: February 25, 2020

To get involved or find out more information please visit the Fairtrade Foundation website.

Also posted in Misc food and health |

E-bulletin : 20 February 2020

Posted: February 24, 2020

Please follow the link to our newest e-bulletin here.

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Community Food and Health (Scotland) Communications & Social Media survey 2020

Posted: February 24, 2020

Please can you take 5 minutes of your time and complete our recent survey on communications and social media.  It is simple to follow and will help inform our future …

Also posted in CFHS updates |

Upcoming event

Posted: February 24, 2020

In partnership with Children in Scotland and Dundee Bairns, the Food Foundation are holding an international conference on child food insecurity in Dundee on the 28th-29th April 2020. The event …

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What do researchers talk about when they talk about cooking skills courses?

Posted: February 14, 2020

I was recently lucky enough to attend and present the results of our realist evaluation of cooking skills courses at a conference in Lisbon. This was the 3rd COOK and …

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“Community anchor” – big or small? What’s in this term for community food initiatives to think about?

Posted: February 14, 2020

“Community anchor” has become a bit of a cool term, to describe the stature and relevance of organisations within a community to funders and policy makers.  Alongside “anchor organisation” and …

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Social enterprise and community cafe activity

Posted: January 9, 2020

This new briefing paper from Senscot aims to establish the core purposes these activities serve and gain insight into how community cafe activity is resourced, particularly with regards to the …

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The Reckoning – food insecurity measurement and its application to policy and practice – update

Posted: December 19, 2019

This event, held at Edinburgh Training Centre on 25 November 2019,  was organised jointly with the Scottish Government, who gave an update on the data currently collected by the Scottish …

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Save the date! Celebrating Community-led Health – CHEX turns 20

Posted: December 17, 2019

Join CHEX on Tuesday 25th February 2020 in Glasgow for a celebration of community-led health and a chance to mark 20 years of CHEX.  The event aims to bring people …

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