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.
Topic: mapping exercise
Strengthening food work across ethnic minority communities: a focus on maternal and infant nutrition
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
Report on research into community cafes in Scotland
This research report on community cafes, produced for CFHS by Clarity, looks in detail at the operation and management of 12 community cafes from across Scotland.
Publishers: Clarity, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: capacity building, case studies, community cafes, mapping exercise, outcomes, research
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Mapping Exercise of Third Sector Food and Health Initiatives with Minority Ethnic Communities
CFHS commissioned REACH Community Health Project to undertake research into community-based food and health work among black and minority ethnic communities across Scotland. Interviews with 790 organisations have identified a wide range of food-related work taking place within minority ethnic communities and also substantial unmet need.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, REACH Community Health Project
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community food activity, inequalities, mapping exercise, minority ethnic, policy, research, third sector
Areas of Work: Minority ethnic communities, Research and evaluation
The use of food in promoting health, wellbeing and the development of independent living skills for people experiencing homelessness
Roundtable discussion notes.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: discussion, homelessness, inclusion, independent living skills, mapping exercise, Scottish Government
Food, Health and Homeless Initiative: Mapping Current Services
In September 2006, the Food, Health and Homelessness Initiative at CFHS commissioned Blake Stevenson to undertake a baseline study to map the nature, scope/scale and location of food, health and homeless projects, programmes and initiatives in Scotland. Includes Edinburgh Cyrenians and the Salvation Army.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: homelessness, inclusion, independent living skills, inequalities, mapping exercise, research, soup kitchen, surveys
Area of Work: Research and evaluation
Food Mapping for Community Food Activity
Notes from a roundtable discussion on research carried out to find out where people can buy and eat food and what the food needs of local people are.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, affordability, food culture, food poverty, local, mapping exercise, surveys
Food Matters Issue 3
Edition 3 of our regular e-bulletin update on developments in food, health and homelessness in Scotland.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: conference, discussion, homelessness, mapping exercise, surveys, training and qualifications
Food Matters Issue 2
Edition 2 of our regular e-bulletin update on developments in food, health and homelessness in Scotland.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: conference, data and databases, grants, homelessness, mapping exercise, networking, practice
Food Matters Issue 1
First edition of our regular e-bulletin update on developments in food, health and homelessness in Scotland.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: access, funding, homelessness, inclusion, independent living skills, mapping exercise, networking, practice, Scottish Government
The Engagement Matrix
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 …