- Our Work
- Networking and learning development
- Research and evaluation
- Funding
- Information provision
- Older people
- Learning disability and autism
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Families with children
- Minority ethnic communities
- Food poverty and access
- Community cafes and retailing
- Cookery skills
- Food and nutrition training
- Our Work
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CFHS Blog
Publications
- In early 2014, CFHS worked with Evaluation Support Scotland to commission a short evidence review of the literature on the ways in which the third ...
- This publication focuses on the work of community food initiatives working with older people and will be of use to community food initiatives in building ...
- The study tour took place between 1 and 3 October 2013. Ten people took part in a busy two days, which included 10 different visits/meetings ...
- A report on the work undertaken by micro funding recipients and findings from a learning event.
- This study was commissioned by Consumer Focus Scotland/CFHS to provide baseline information about the range and extent of food services for older people living in ...
- Outlines the main findings from the study together with recommendation for action by the Scottish Government, local authorities and local communities.
- Brings together material from six lunch clubs in different parts of the country most of which are run by older people for older people.
- Notes from a networking event for community food intiatives that support older people to eat well
- This report, commissioned by CFHS from Rock Solid Social Research, is based on an evaluation of the Food Train in terms of its economic value.
- On 25 February Community Food and Health (Scotland) and Consumer Focus Scotland co-hosted a roundtable discussion looking at issues around older people's access to affordable ...
Older people
Over the past few years our focus has been on developing activity around older people and food access. This work has included hosting a roundtable discussion, carrying out local and national research, developing good practice case studies, micro funding new initiatives, and supporting the roll out of successful initiatives nationally.
A CFHS study tour in October 2013 took representatives from community food initiatives working with older people in Scotland, the Scottish Government and NHS Health Scotland to London to look at different approaches to addressing food access and food poverty with older people. The tour has already had very positive outcomes one of which is the formation of a Scottish Older People’s Food Task Force and the development of an illustrative results chain on older people eating well.
Our plan for 2018/19
There is no specific work planned around this theme for this year, but we will continue to take opportunities to take this forward within our general work with community food initiatives, and support, if applicable, through our funding opportunities.
News and updates
Finland study tour
Older people’s food task force
Older People’s Food Task Force
Lunch clubs – good practice examples
Approaches to improving food access/addressing food poverty with older people
Theory of change research