Publications

• The nature and extent of food poverty/insecurity in Scotland
  In October 2014, CFHS commissioned a group of research scientists to consider questions of food insecurity/poverty in Scotland. The main aim of the research was to ...
• A review of practical cooking skills activities which focus on promoting an affordable healthy balanced diet for adults, young people and their families within low-income communities in Scotland
  In 2014 Community Food and Health Scotland/NHS Health Scotland commissioned a realist review of community cooking skills activities run by community initiatives and agencies. The ...
• Older people eat well: literature review
  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 ...
• Making the case
  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 ...
• Evaluation of the impact of the Scottish Grocers Federation Healthy Living Programme on community retailers
  This research looks at the impact of the Scottish Grocers Healthy Living Programme's training and resources on community retailers selling fruit and vegetables. The research ...
• The impact of cooking courses on families
  This short report provides a summary of research commissioned by CFHS that studied the impact of cooking skills on families.
• Mapping of the Community and Voluntary Sector Contributions to Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition in Scotland
  This report sets out the findings from mapping the contributions of the community and voluntary sector to improving maternal and infant nutrition in Scotland.  The ...
• The impact of community cookery skills activities on families – a comparison between three different approaches
  In October 2012 Consilium Research and Consultancy Limited was commissioned by CFHS to explore the impact of different approaches to delivering community cookery skills activities on families. The ...
• Evaluation of Fife Community Kitchen
  In November 2011, NHS Fife commissioned Blake Stevenson Ltd to evaluate Fife's Community Kitchen, located at Adam Smith's College's Levenmouth campus. The report, executive summary and appendices are ...
• Not only … but also
  Following on from last year’s popular study looking at the impact of community food initiatives on national outcomes, the experience of a number of local ...