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CFHS research around cooking skills

Invitation to Tender: CFHS welcomes tenders to carry out research on the impact of community cookery skills activities on families.  Full information is available in the current work section. Funding offer to take part in the research around cooking skills: CFHS is also pleased to invite applications from groups and agencies working with or within …

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Factsheet: Feedback – the value of CFHS ‘January Promotion’ funding for community food retailers

Our new fact sheet looks at the impact of awarding small amounts of funding for community food retailers. The fact sheet summarises feedback from 12 of the 15 community food retailers funded by CFHS to run promotional activities in January and February this year and is available to download from the Publications Library.  

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Considering economic evidence – more food for thought

The interest and need for economic evidence of your impact is becoming more prevalent.  Whether developing your social enterprise or making the case for your contribution to preventative spend agendas.  In this short CFHS fact sheet we reflect on lessons from those who have already taken the journey to develop economic evidence.  We reflect on …

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Footing the bill or thinking ahead

CFHS brought together a range of local and national agencies for a round table discussion on ‘constructive food and health policy and practice in the face of austerity’ on  31 July. The discussion looked at how, in the face of reports of increasing food poverty, to develop policy and practice responses that are progressive and …

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Mind the Menu report now available

A short report on our Mind the Menu event on June 6 is now available.  The event brought together 60 people from a wide range of community groups and organisations working on food and mental health and wellbeing and workshops were provided by six different organisations.  The report provides an outline of the day, links …

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Dr Andrew Fraser joins NHS Health Scotland

A familiar face for many of the more experienced community food practitioners has just moved to NHS Health Scotland. Dr Andrew Fraser has the Scottish Government, NHS Highland and the Scottish Prison Service on his CV and has taken up the post of Director of Public Health Science.  

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Third Sector Transformation Fund opens 30 August

The Third Sector Transformation Fund is for third sector organisations providing services to older people, in the Glasgow City Council area, to help them deliver projects which keep older citizens well in their communities for longer. Specifically projects will: Shift the balance of care from institutional settings to a community setting; increase self-help and the promotion …

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Exploration of the information support needs of parents

Research was carried out by Children in Scotland on behalf of NHS Health Scotland, with the aim of exploring the information support experiences, needs and preferences of parents with young children living in Scotland and focused on three specific groups: fathers; young parents, and parents with literacy issues. A report on the research is now …

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Mind the Menu

This  event for community organisations working with food in the field of mental health and wellbeing took place on Wednesday June 6 at Discovery Point in Dundee. Sixty people from a range of organisations attended the day. Simon Bradstreet from Scottish Recovery Network and Emma Lyon from NHS Health Scotland provided the policy context for the …

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The Bakers Awards

The Incorporation of Bakers of Glasgow invites applications for grants of up to £1,000 from charities or voluntary groups within the G postcode areas engaged in improving the quality of life and health of people who are socially disadvantaged by their lifestyles, income and health. The Baker Awards invite applications for projects that tackle barriers to …

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