The CFHS networking conference took place in October 2009 and focused on community initiatives that are developing and sustaining food and health activities that address food access and health inequalities across Scotland. This publication highlights key points from the conference workshops
Conferences and networking
Going Forth
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: access, conference, cooking, diet and nutrition, inequalities, men, networking, older people
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Making a Difference
A workshop-based conference discussing the latest developments in food and health activities relating to policy and practice in Scotland
Publisher: Community Food and Health (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
Study tours September 2008
In September 2008 we ran two tours to organisations in Aberdeen and Edinburgh delivering services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and operating as social enterprise.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: cookery sessions, Edinburgh, Grampian, homelessness, partnership, social enterprise, study tours and exchanges, volunteers
Areas of Work: Networking and learning development, Social enterprise
Back in Touch
A report of the annual networking conference held on 11 October 2007 at Murrayfield Conference Centre, Edinburgh
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: children, conference, discussion, independent living skills, parents and carers, policy, social enterprise
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Supply, standards and strategy
The reflections of Scottish participants of the conference ‘Supply, Standards and Strategy; an international conference examining how to make public sector food and its supply systems more sustainable’ which took place in London on 15th February 2007.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: conference, farming and city farms, food supply chain, local food, organic, public sector, sustainability, transport
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Bridges
The report of the networking conference held at the Apex Hotel in Dundee on 28 September 2006.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: access, affordability, community food activity, conference, networking
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
On Track
The report of the SCDP’s networking conference held on 3 November 2005 at the Quality Hotel, by Central Station, Glasgow.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: access, asylum seekers, capacity building, conference, disability, food co-op, participation, participatory appraisal, planning, policy, practice, young people
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Scotland/Wales Food Policy and Practice Exchange
Report of a study tour to Wales organised by the Scottish Community Diet Project to continue and develop the relationship between food and health policy development in Scotland and Wales.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: community cafes, farming and city farms, Food Standards Agency, Grampian, networking, policy, study tours and exchanges
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Lothians/London Food Policy and Practice Exchange
The report of a two-way exchange organised by the Scottish Community Diet Project between people working with and within low-income communities in the Lothians and London.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: access, business, co-operative, community cafes, England, evaluation, hospitals, Lothians, low income, networking, policy, practice, study tours and exchanges, transport, urban
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Impact of the economic downturn for CFHS conference delegates and the communities they work with
The CFHS annual networking conference, in October 2009, was an opportunity to engage with those working in food and health across Scotland. In particular, CFHS explored the impact of the current economic climate upon food and health activities in vulnerable communities across Scotland. This report shares the findings of this work.