Do you know someone who gives their all to feeding their community or an outstanding school cook, hospital chef or care home caterer who can magic up meals that make a difference to people’s lives? The BBC Food Programme are looking for an unsung hero to get the recognition they deserve by crowning them BBC …
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Scottish Government ESF Funds are now open
The ESF Social Innovation Fund and the Social Economy Growth Fund are now open for applications. The deadline for applications for the first round is February 17th at 5 pm. Applications and guidance are available on the Scottish Government website at the links below. Social Innovation Fund Social Economy Growth Fund The Aspiring Communities Fund is …
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Eat Better Feel Better – The Big Vegetable Challenge
The latest phase of the Scottish Government’s Eat Better Feel Better campaign launched today at High Park Primary School in Glasgow. https://news.gov.scot/news/broccoli-and-cauliflower-top-vegetables-shunned-by-kids Focused on getting children to eat more vegetables, this latest phase will include tv and online advertising, and community events. As previously, resources will be available to community groups to help promote this …
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Cooking skills blog 23: Guest blog by Jacqui McDowell – The social value of cooking and eating together
This week, my CFHS colleague Jacqui reflects on the social aspects of cooking and eating. ‘Who will you eat Christmas dinner with this year? Will you or someone else do the cooking? Me, I’ll be at home with my partner and his learning disabled sister. She will be peeling the spuds, carrots and parsnips, while …
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Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Information provision
Become part of the PB Scotland Network
Across Scotland, local people have been directly deciding how public funds are being spent in their area. This activity, otherwise known as participatory budgeting (PB), is being captured on the PB Scotland website. Now, the PB Scotland Network has been set up to bring people together across the country to share enthusiasm & learning around …
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Our capacity building fund will close on Friday 20 January
Community Food and Health (Scotland) has one remaining funding opportunity available for groups and agencies in Scotland that wish to improve access to, and take up of, a healthy, varied and balanced diet. Our capacity building fund (up to £500) is currently open. Please read the guidance notes before you apply The capacity building fund will …
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Cooking skills blog 22: Finding out if your cooking skills courses are ‘working’: Guest blog by Jacqui McDowell: ‘The impact puzzle’
This week my colleague Jacqui McDowell (who has led on supporting our cooking skills study group on planning the evaluation of their cooking courses) reflects on the challenge of finding the perfect methods or tools to find out the difference your course is making. ‘We all know that we have to evaluate our cooking skills …
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Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Information provision, Research and evaluation
Championing the nation’s health
NHS Health Scotland’s new promotional film, produced in partnership with ITN Studios and the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH), highlights the issue of health inequalities and the role of NHS Health Scotland in achieving a fairer, healthier Scotland. You can also follow the conversation around this work on Twitter using #PublicHealth https://itnproductions.wistia.com/medias/78l7evvykv
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Health and wellbeing profiles
ScotPHO have produced a series of health and wellbeing profiles for each local authority area, based on a snapshot taken on 25th February 2016. Each report highlights “key indicators” – the six indicators where performance is worst, and the comparison with the Scottish average. Find out more on the website https://www.scotpho.org.uk/comparative-health/profiles/resources/council-reports/
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Cooking skills blog 24: Cooking skills research: cooking, confidence and enjoyment
Last year, Dr Ada Garcia and her colleagues published a narrative review on community cooking courses and their impact on people’s confidence to cook and their eating behaviour. The review wasn’t systematic, so it looks at a relatively small number of studies. However, if you are looking for academic evidence on the impact of community …