This paper introduces the Engagement Matrix, which is a tool for health boards and third sector organisations to use together and map and improve engagement between them. The development of the Engagement Matrix was initiated by a short life action group, which was led by the third sector. The action group was set up by …
Policy and planning
The Engagement Matrix
Publisher: Voluntary Health Scotland
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community engagement, mapping exercise, Scottish Government, third sector
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Strengthening food work across ethnic minority communities: a focus on maternal and infant nutrition
This mapping exercise was carried out to provide a snapshot of voluntary and community organisations’ activity in relation to maternal and infant nutrition across ethnic minority communities in Scotland.
Publishers: BEMIS Scotland, Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: baby feeding, children, diet and nutrition, mapping exercise, minority ethnic, parents and carers, women and mothers
Areas of Work: Families with children, Minority ethnic communities
From the ground up
This report represents a snapshot of community and voluntary sector activity that supported maternal and infant nutrition at a particular point in time – spring 2012.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: baby feeding, case studies, children, diet and nutrition, parents and carers, policy, women and mothers
Area of Work: Families with children
From Local to National and Back Again
Three health intermediaries, CFHS, VHS and CHEX, in collaboration with the Scottish Government Third Sector Unit created opportunities for structured dialogue between community-led health organisations and Scottish Government officials.
Publisher: The Scottish Government
Publication category: Policy and planning
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Footing the bill or thinking ahead
Notes from a round table discussion held on 31 July on ‘constructive food and health policy and practice in the face of austerity’.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: discussion, food poverty, inequalities, policy
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
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 projects in the design and delivery of local outcomes has been compiled on behalf of CFHS by the Scottish Community Development Centre. This publication illustrates and analyses community engagement with …
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: case studies, community engagement, local, outcomes
Area of Work: Research and evaluation
Evaluation of community-based mental health organisations training in food, nutrition and health funding 2010
Findings from the evaluation of funding CFHS made available to support community based mental health organisation to provide training to their staff and volunteers in food and nutrition.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: evaluation, food training, mental health, training and qualifications
Areas of Work: Food and nutrition training, Mental health and wellbeing
Retail in Rural Regions Final Report – Scotland
The final report, produced from a Scottish perspective, on the northern European transnational study into rural retailing.
Publishers: Community Retailing Network, Consumer Focus Scotland, European Regional Development Fund, Northern Periphery Programme
Publication categories: Policy and planning, Retailing and catering
Related topics: community retailing, European, remote, rural, shops, study tours and exchanges
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Cooking up connections
This publication gives a flavour of what community food initiatives and disability learning support providers are doing to offer adults with learning disabilities access to food and health activities in order to improve their health and wellbeing.