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: minority ethnic
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
World Cafe Case Study
With funding from CFHS, Community Organisation for Race Equality (CORE) has produced a case study on its World Cafe. It covers the background and history of the World Cafe, the essential elements of the model, the role of volunteers, the development of healthy recipes and how the cafe works to build links between individuals and …
Publisher: Community Organisation for Race Equality
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: case studies, catering, community cafes, minority ethnic, multi-cultural, volunteers
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Funding
Strengthening food work across minority ethnic communities
The January networking meeting reviewed the recent CFHS funded learning opportunities and looked at priorities for support in 2012 – 2013.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: conference, minority ethnic
Areas of Work: Minority ethnic communities, Networking and learning development
Strengthening food work across minority ethnic communities
Notes from a meeting held in Edinburgh to look at what is needed to further support food work across minority ethnic communities in Scotland.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: funding, minority ethnic, networking, pilot, practice, training and qualifications, volunteers
Areas of Work: Minority ethnic communities, Networking and learning development
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
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
Fare Choice Issue 34
4th Healthy Scotland Convention; PA training: On Track conference; SCOFF nutrition research; Community Retailing Network; Khush Dil; Question Time; Edinburgh Cyrenians; Happy Heart.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: diet and nutrition, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, minority ethnic, obesity and overweight, older people, parliaments, policy, research, women and mothers
Area of Work: Information provision
Fare Choice Issue 31
Community retailing; SCOFF nutrition research; food access on the Western Isles; Question Time; Fas Fallain; UK nutrition strategies; Gardening Scotland; Food and Health Alliance; Glasgow City Plan; Healthy Scotland Convention.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: community retailing, diabetes, Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow, Grampian, Healthy Living initiatives, Islands, minority ethnic, planning, research
Area of Work: Information provision
Fare Choice Issue 9
Healthier Scotland White Paper; multicultural Scotland; breakfast club research; grants and funding; Craigend Resource Centre, Greenock community cafe and Fruit Barra; nutrition research news; Information Exchange
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: breakfast clubs, Canada, catering, community cafes, diet and nutrition, funding, grants, legislation, minority ethnic, multi-cultural, Scottish Diet Action Plan
Area of Work: Information provision
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.