CHEX is part of the Community Development Foundation and is based within the Scottish Community Development Centre.
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
CFHS learning and development programme evaluation
Looks at what impact this programme had on groups taking part.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Business and project development
Areas of Work: Networking and learning development, Research and evaluation
Networks and Networking: how four community food and health initiatives are developing networks
This fact sheet shares information and experiences on developing networks.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Keyword: networking
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Impact of the economic downturn for CFHS conference delegates and the communities they work with
The CFHS annual networking conference, in October 2009, was an opportunity to engage with those working in food and health across Scotland. In particular, CFHS explored the impact of the current economic climate upon food and health activities in vulnerable communities across Scotland. This report shares the findings of this work.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: conference, economic crisis
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Older People Eating Well
Notes from a networking event for community food intiatives that support older people to eat well
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community cafes, cooking, delivery, growing and gardening, lunch clubs
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development, Older people
Economic Evidence for the Community and Voluntary Health Sector in Scotland
The Economic Evidence Working Group, led by NHS Health Scotland, has been exploring economic evidence for community led health organisations and how people can be supported to gather and use this type of evidence. In April 2010 the group hosted a roundtable discussion with community and voluntary organisations that have an interest in economic evidence …
Publisher: NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community-led, discussion, economic, evidence
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Short introduction to training the trainers – healthy cookery courses
This fact sheet summarises information gathered from across Scotland on activities that ‘train the trainers’ to deliver healthy cookery and food preparation skills in low-income communities.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Cooking and growing, Professional development
Related topics: cooking, diet and nutrition, food preparation, food training, healthy eating, low income, trainers
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Food and nutrition training, Networking and learning development
Regional networking
CFHS and the Food and Health Alliance (FHA)- NHS Health Scotland, have been piloting regional networking events to improve links with food activity across the food chain. A food networking event took place on 1 May in Galashiels in collaboration with NHS Scottish Borders and Scottish Borders Council. The event focused on showcasing food activities …