CWIN in partnership with NHS Health Scotland and Community Food and Health (Scotland) took part in community-led research into food security. They explored participants’perceptions of food security (eating well) and how to address food insecurity.
Topic: community-led
Food Security for All – Community-Led Research
Publishers: Central & West Integration Network, Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Food security
Related topics: community-led, food insecurity, research
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Research and evaluation
It’s no Gordon Ramsay
This research was conducted a by a group of community participant researchers exploring the experience of food security and insecurity and how this was reflected in the choices and attitudes of individuals in their community. It was funded by The work is an ideographic study that applies the principles of Participant Action Research (PAR) and …
Publishers: Borders Healthy Living Network, Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Food security
Related topics: community-led, food insecurity, men, research, women and mothers
Community Led – Good Food Research
This report describes an NHS-funded/CFHS-supported, community-led research project that explores the relevance of the issue of ‘food security’ to a range of adults, with different life experiences and current life circumstances who live in the area.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), Linwood Community Development Trust, NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Food security
Related topics: community-led, food insecurity, food poverty, research
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Research and evaluation
Economic Evidence for the Community and Voluntary Health Sector in Scotland
The Economic Evidence Working Group, led by NHS Health Scotland, has been exploring economic evidence for community led health organisations and how people can be supported to gather and use this type of evidence. In April 2010 the group hosted a roundtable discussion with community and voluntary organisations that have an interest in economic evidence …
Publisher: NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community-led, discussion, economic, evidence
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
A guide to setting up a food co-op
A guide developed in partnership with West Lothian Council, West Lothian Health and Care Partnership and West Lothian Food and Health Development (WELFEHD) to support local communities to realise their idea of starting a community led food project (known as food co-ops in West Lothian). This guide will give you some food for thought and …
Publisher: West Lothian Food and Health Development
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: access, co-operative, community-led, diet and nutrition, food co-op, fruit and vegetables, local food, Lothians
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Implementing Together the Community-led Task Group Recommendations
A briefing produced for the CFHS annual conference 2007 on implementing the recommendations of the Scottish Government’s Task Group on Supporting and Developing Healthy Communities.
Publishers: CHEX, Health Scotland, Scottish Community Development Centre
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community-led, Scottish Government
Food security, diet and obesity – a community-led research project exploring the experiences of ethnic minority groups
This community-led research approach builds on a previous CWIN project exploring food security in black and ethnic minority (BME) people in Glasgow. They recruited and trained a team of 12 community researchers to participate in the design and implementation of the research project.