This report gives an account of how the Early Year Self-evaluation Collaborative has continued to embed evaluation systems into its work with parents and children. Five projects completed Stage Two and have written up individual evaluation reports that describe how they are demonstrating the impact of their work.
Publications
Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative Stage Two Interim report
(April 2009)
Publication categories: Business and project development, Children and young people
Related topics: children, collaboration, early years, evaluation, outcomes, parents and carers
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Fare Choice Issue 50
local voices
(December 2009)
Local voices; Going Forth; Healthy ‘n’ Happy; Broomhouse; The Food Train; Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus.
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: cooking, food training, men, young people
Area of Work: Information provision
Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland
working with communities - a partnership of Scottish Intermediary Bodies
(December 2009)
Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland: working with communities has been produced by Napier University on behalf of Community Health Exchange (CHEX), Voluntary Health Scotland and the UK Public Health Alliance, to highlight the contribution that national intermediary bodies make to the local tackling of health inequalities. The report looks at the common features as well …
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community development, inequalities, outcomes
Summary of Scottish Grocers Federation healthy living pilot evaluation
(November 2009)
Brief summary of the findings from the evaluation of the Scottish Grocers Federation healthy living pilot
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: evaluation, fruit and vegetables, Healthy Living initiatives, pilot, sales and marketing, shops, training and qualifications
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Scottish Grocers Federation Healthy Living Pilot Evaluation
(August 2009)
CFHS commissioned EKOS to produce a report on the evaluation of the SGF Healthy Living programme pilot. The pilot rolled out the training and resources available through the programme to 27 community food initiatives. The evaluation looks at the impact that the pilot has made on the community food initiatives involved, and includes case studies …
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: food co-op, Healthy Living initiatives, local, pilot, shops, training and qualifications
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Minding Their Own Business Too
examples of community food initiatives that have become more enterprising
(September 2009)
In 2006 Community Food and Health (Scotland) produced ‘Minding Their Own Business’, an introduction to business and social enterprise for organisations supporting local communities tackling inequalities in diet and health. Minding Their Own Business Too is a companion to this toolkit. In response to suggestions from people involved in community food and health work, it …
Publication category: Business and project development
Related topics: business, co-operative, social enterprise
Area of Work: Social enterprise
Food, health and homelessness capacity building fund
How did everyone get on with their planned activities?
(January 2009)
Findings from evaluations of the activities of some of the recipients of the CFHS food, health and homelessness capacity building fund
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: capacity building, homelessness, inclusion, training and qualifications
Area of Work: Funding
Making a Difference
report from the annual networking conference November 2008
(June 2009)
A workshop-based conference discussing the latest developments in food and health activities relating to policy and practice in Scotland
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: conference, early years, networking, policy, practice, pregnancy and maternal health, Scottish Government
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Food, training and learning disability
a report on a food and health training project for support workers
(June 2009)
This report is mainly based on the experiences of dietitians from the Scottish Learning Disability Cinic Dietetic Network that participated in rolling out the REHIS Food and Health course to carers of people with a learning disability in their local area.
Publication category: Business and project development
Related topics: food training, learning disabilities
Areas of Work: Food and nutrition training, Learning disability
Making the Case
Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative Stage Three Report
(February 2010)
Making the Case is the final report from the Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative, a three-stage pilot support programme provided (over 2 years) by CFHS and Evaluation Support Scotland to support six community food and health initiatives improve their evaluation skills
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Publication category: Children and young people
Related topics: collaboration, early years, evaluation, Glasgow
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation