Edition 4 of our regular e-bulletin update on developments in food, health and homelessness in Scotland
Publications
Food Matters Issue 4
(June 2007)
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: diet and nutrition, food poverty, food training, homelessness, inclusion, independent living skills, inequalities
Fruitful Participation
involving people in food and health work
(May 2007)
This publication gives a snapshot of how getting people involved in decision-making around food and health issues can be enjoyable, democratic, empower those involved and make a difference.
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community engagement, community planning, participatory appraisal
Dysart Food and Health Initiative
(July 2005)
An evaluation of a project using participatory appraisal methods to explore the opportunities for increasing healthy eating choices in the Dysart regeneration area in Fife.
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, action planning, choice, evaluation, Fife, food poverty, healthy eating, participatory appraisal
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Research and evaluation
The use of food in promoting health, wellbeing and the development of independent living skills for people experiencing homelessness
(April 2007)
Roundtable discussion notes.
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: discussion, homelessness, inclusion, independent living skills, mapping exercise, Scottish Government
Banking services for social enterprise
briefing sheet
(May 2007)
Information about the services and key contacts that the main Scottish banks offer to projects using social enterprise approaches.
Publication category: Business and project development
Keyword: social enterprise
Area of Work: Social enterprise
Fare Choice special grants edition 2007
(April 2007)
Special edition launching 2007 small grants scheme and featuring a selection of the work undertaken by the previous year’s grant recipients.
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: community cafes, fruit and vegetables, funding, grants, healthy eating, policy, Scottish Diet Action Plan
Area of Work: Information provision
Promotion of REHIS Food and Health Course to low income communities
summary report February 2007
(April 2007)
In June 2006 Community Food and Health (Scotland) commissioned Fiona Burrell to carry out a promotion of the REHIS Food and Health course in low income communities. This summary outlines the results of the promotion.
Publication category: Professional development
Related topics: affordability, food training, low income
Areas of Work: Food and nutrition training, Food poverty and access
Supply, standards and strategy
notes from an international conference examining how to make public sector food and its supply systems more sustainable
(March 2007)
The reflections of Scottish participants of the conference ‘Supply, Standards and Strategy; an international conference examining how to make public sector food and its supply systems more sustainable’ which took place in London on 15th February 2007.
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: conference, farming and city farms, food supply chain, local food, organic, public sector, sustainability, transport
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Fare Choice Issue 39
more news, more views ...
(March 2007)
FSA signpost labelling; independent living skills; food, health and homelessness; size discrimination; Aberdeen Foyer; Drumchapel Life; Tullochan Trust; Shotts Healthy Living Centre.
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: Food Standards Agency, food training, Healthy Living initiatives, homelessness, independent living skills, labelling, obesity and overweight, policy
Area of Work: Information provision
Fare Choice Issue 40
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(June 2007)
Fruitful Participation; Stakeholders Perspectives on the Diet Action Plan Review; Shetland visit; food, health and homelessness; SCOFF; East Lothian Roots and Fruits celebrate 10 years
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Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: choice, food co-op, grants, health promotion, healthy eating, homelessness, mobile, participatory appraisal, policy, sales and marketing, Scottish Diet Action Plan
Area of Work: Information provision