Following our recent seminar, “Food poverty: Measuring, monitoring and making a difference”, organised jointly with the Rowett Institute, the key speaker Prof Valerie Tarasuk, from the University of Toronto, has kindly given permission to make her fascinating presentation available for download.
Food poverty and access
Food poverty: Measuring, monitoring and making a difference
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
Area of Work: Food poverty and access
NHS Health Scotland’s organisational statement on food poverty
NHS Health Scotland has today published its organisational position statement on food poverty. The purpose of the paper is to outline NHS Health Scotland’s position on food poverty in Scotland. It is informed by our work at Community Food and Health (Scotland), to ensure that everyone in Scotland has the opportunity, ability and confidence to …
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Area of Work: Food poverty and access
The nature and extent of food poverty/insecurity in Scotland
In October 2014, CFHS commissioned a group of research scientists to consider questions of food insecurity/poverty in Scotland. The main aim of the research was to explore the wider context of household food poverty/insecurity (HFI) in Scotland and to develop an understanding of the current level and nature of HFI to inform policy and practice. The …
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, NHS Health Scotland, Rowett Institute
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community food activity, food poverty, research
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Research and evaluation
Research – exploring the impacts of community retailing
CFHS is commissioning research to explore the economic, social and environmental impacts that community retailers are bringing to the communities they work with and within, and if and how, they are helping to address health inequalities. The research will be completed by March 2016.
Posted in CFHS updates, Research and consultations
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Food poverty and access, Research and evaluation
Food Plus in Practice
CFHS’s new publication about community food initiatives that are working to reduce food poverty through delivering a range of services is now available online. The publication includes examples of eight community food initiatives that are offering emergency food aid and more. View Food Plus in Practice.
Posted in CFHS updates
Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Food plus in practice
How community food initiatives working to reduce food poverty are delivering a range of services. The publication includes examples of eight community food initiatives that are offering emergency food aid and more.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Policy and planning
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Food poverty and access
Human rights based approaches to food poverty
Twenty-six people have signed up to be involved in this group which is meeting to develop and understanding of human rights approaches to food poverty and what they might mean for community based practice. The first introductory meeting was held in June when members shared what was on their agenda and what they hope to …
Posted in CFHS updates, News
Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Emergency food aid: a national learning exchange
This report and summary is the product of discussions that included practitioners, planners, policy makers and academics. Discussions centred around viewing emergency food aid as one dimension of wider food poverty and ensuring we understood the nature and scale of causes, need and impact. The consensus was that local responses had to be informed, joined …
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), Health Scotland, NHs
Publication categories: Conferences and networking, Retailing and catering
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
Emergency food aid: understand and act
Organisations across Scotland providing advice and support to people who may use emergency food aid, community food and health projects and statutory bodies with an interest in the issue are being asked to complete a survey being undertaken by the Poverty Alliance, on behalf of partners, all of whom are interested in better understanding the …