This report reflects a short programme of work to investigate the impact and influence of community food intiatives in relation to maternal and infant nutrition.
Topic: early years
Building blocks and baby steps
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: baby feeding, case studies, children, community food activity, diet and nutrition, early years, policy, women and mothers
Area of Work: Families with children
Fare Choice Issue 58
Challenges facing community food initiatives: community cookbooks; Early Years Food and Health project.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: baby feeding, early years, economic crisis, obesity and overweight, pregnancy and maternal health, recipes
Area of Work: Information provision
Fare Choice Issue 57
Training opportunities; food prices; food and nostalgia; REHIS Elementary food and health course; older people eating well; Healthy Start; fare futures; class act.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: affordability, community cafes, early years, food training, funding, grants, obesity and overweight, older people
Area of Work: Information provision
Fare Choice Issue 55
Food practices among low-income mothers with young children; community food initiatives tackling food poverty in Ireland; young people, food and health; Healthy Living Tastes Better
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: baby feeding, early years, food training, low income, minority ethnic, women and mothers, young people
Area of Work: Information provision
Fare Choice Issue 51
National Food and Drink policy; Obesity Route Map; Love Food; Healthyliving award; Making the Case; REHIS
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: early years, food co-op, funding, healthy weight, hospitals, mental health, older people, policy, Recipe for Success, training and qualifications
Area of Work: Information provision
Making the Case
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
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Children and young people
Related topics: collaboration, early years, evaluation, Glasgow
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative Stage Two Interim report
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.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
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
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
Fare Choice Issue 48
National Food and Drink Policy; Scottish Grocer’s Federation Healthy Living programme; SCOFF new recruits; Pilton Community Health Project; Barri Grubb
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: early years, funding, grants, Healthy Living initiatives, homelessness, policy, social enterprise
Area of Work: Information provision
Maternal and infant nutrition framework: supporting a Healthy Start
This report provides an overview of an event called ‘Maternal and infant nutrition framework: supporting a Healthy Start’. This event took place in May 2014 and included learning from previous and ongoing work around Healthy Start programmes in the Forth Valley area that were supported by Community Food and Health (Scotland).