Community Food and Health (Scotland) hosted a national networking conference in October 2014. The aim of the conference was to provide a valuable day for those involved in tackling health inequalities through community food activity.
Networking and learning development
CFHS Annual Networking Conference 2014 report
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Knowing me, knowing you 2: a learning exchange between national and local organisations
Are you a civil servant, Scottish Government secondee or an employee of a national organisation? Or are you working in a community or voluntary sector organisation and would like to better understand how your statutory sector colleagues work? If the answer is yes, this event could be for you. Community Health Exchange (CHEX), Community Food and …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Maternal and infant nutrition
Our event, Maternal and infant nutrition framework: supporting a Healthy Start, took place in May 2014. The day included learning from previous and ongoing work around Healthy Start programmes in the Forth Valley area that were supported by CFHS. CFHS was keen to facilitate follow-up learning exchange visits as part of this work. The purpose …
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Areas of Work: Families with children, Networking and learning development
Community cafe learning visits
CFHS’s first community cafe learning visit took place in November 2014. Six people took part in the visit, which included Theo’s Cafe in Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre in Bellshill, and Reidvale Community Cafe in Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre in Glasgow. The visit was a great success, with lots of questions being asked and answered, hints and tips …
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Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development
Second helpings
Following on from the Mind the Menu event in 2012, Second Helpings offered a further opportunity for organisations working in the field to network and share their practice.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: community food activity, conference, evaluation, mental health, networking
Areas of Work: Mental health and wellbeing, Networking and learning development
CFHS annual networking conference 2014
CFHS welcomed nearly 200 people to our annual networking conference on 29 October in Glasgow this year. Thanks to all who attended, and whose contributions made it such a great day. With a full programme of lively table discussions, inspiring speakers and presenters, and much networking, the event was captured by a photographer and graphic …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Community cafe event, June 2014
CFHS held a networking event for community cafes on 26 June 2014 in Glasgow. The aims of the event were to give everyone taking part the chance to meet staff and volunteers from other community cafes; space and time to think about and discuss the future; the chance to find out about the Edinburgh Community …
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication categories: Conferences and networking, Retailing and catering
Related topics: community cafes, community food activity, healthy eating, networking
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development
CFHS annual networking conference 2014
Registration is now open for our annual networking conference to be held at the Central Hotel in Glasgow, on 29 October. The conference will be an opportunity for people to come together, learn from each other and share experience, evidence, hopes and concerns on all aspects of food, inequality and social justice. A day where …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Knowing Me, Knowing You: A Learning Exchange between national and local organisations
CFHS, as part of NHS Health Scotland, works in close partnership with CHEX and VHS on the learning exchange programme. This programme aims to facilitate discussion and learning between civil servants and community/voluntary health organisations. A report is available on the pilot process and learning from 2012. The learning exchange programme has since continued with …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Knowing Me, Knowing You 2 – Learning exchange reports and video
Community Food and Health (Scotland), CHEX and Voluntary Health Scotland recently organised a series of learning exchange and study visits between public sector workers and those working in the community and voluntary sector. Reports for these events have now been completed and are available to download, along with videos from the days. A 2015 learning exchange took place …