The CFHS networking conference took place in October 2009 and focused on community initiatives that are developing and sustaining food and health activities that address food access and health inequalities across Scotland. This publication highlights key points from the conference workshops
Networking and learning development
Going Forth
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: access, conference, cooking, diet and nutrition, inequalities, men, networking, older people
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Notes from roundtable discussion on community retailing in hospitals January 2010
Notes from a roundtable discussion on community retailing in hospital hosted by Community Food and Health (Scotland) on 14 January 2010
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: community retailing, food co-op, fruit and vegetables, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development
Making a Difference
A workshop-based conference discussing the latest developments in food and health activities relating to policy and practice in Scotland
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: conference, early years, networking, policy, practice, pregnancy and maternal health, Scottish Government
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Study tours September 2008
In September 2008 we ran two tours to organisations in Aberdeen and Edinburgh delivering services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and operating as social enterprise.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: cookery sessions, Edinburgh, Grampian, homelessness, partnership, social enterprise, study tours and exchanges, volunteers
Areas of Work: Networking and learning development, Social enterprise
Report from national food discussion seminar
On 18 March 2008 CFHS facilitated a national seminar to ensure that the experience and understanding of low-income communities is included in the development of a National Food Policy for Scotland. The report from that seminar has been submitted to the Scottish Government in response to the discussion paper ‘Choosing the Right Ingredients: The Future …
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: discussion, homelessness, inclusion, inequalities, low income, policy, Scottish Government
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
Back in Touch
A report of the annual networking conference held on 11 October 2007 at Murrayfield Conference Centre, Edinburgh
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: children, conference, discussion, independent living skills, parents and carers, policy, social enterprise
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
0-5 children and parents including infant nutrition
Notes from a roundtable discussion looking at what approaches are being developed to address health inequalities through food from a very early age.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Children and young people
Related topics: baby feeding, discussion, early years, infant nutrition, pregnancy and maternal health, weaning
Areas of Work: Families with children, Networking and learning development
Supply, standards and strategy
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.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
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
Scottish Executive’s work with the Scottish Grocers Federation on neighbourhood shops
Notes from a roundtable discussion 17 November 2006.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: choice, local, low income, Scottish Government, shops, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development
Focus on food services for older people
On 25 February Community Food and Health (Scotland) and Consumer Focus Scotland co-hosted a roundtable discussion looking at issues around older people’s access to affordable healthy food of their choice.