On 21 March 2019 NHS Health Scotland held the above event, which brought together approximately 30 participants from different sectors to highlight the opportunities, challenges and shared vision of community development in public health in Scotland. We asked the participants to identify what is currently working well and what we need to do differently to …
Events and conferences
‘It’s not just a wee cooking group’: Community cooking skills courses – train the trainers workshop
This Community Food and Health (Scotland) workshop will be held on Thursday 9 May. 1.30pm – 4pm (lunch 12.30) Stirling Come and hear from three organisations who train people to run community cooking skills courses, on how they have cascaded learning from a CFHS realist evaluation of community cooking skills courses. Share and learn from …
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Area of Work: Cookery skills
Public Health Scotland and Community Planning events
Public Health Reform, in partnership with the Scottish Community Planning Network, has organised a series of engagement events for community planning partners on the development of Public Health Scotland and support for community planning. The location and dates are summarised below: Dundee -Cairn Centre – Monday 11th March 10am – 1pm Inverness – Mercure Hotel …
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Finland study tour
Six colleagues from Finland arrived on 3 December 2018 to share experiences on work around older people and food. Their project in Finland ‘Eating Together – Lunches for Seniors’ involved organising lunches for older people with local businesses and charities in a sparsely populated region of South Savo in Finland. The seniors were also involved …
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Areas of Work: Networking and learning development, Older people
Rights into Reality: Human rights and community-led health conference
Registration is now open for this CHEX conference, taking place in Glasgow on 6 February 2019. More information at www.chex.org.uk
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Say hear!
Thanks to all who attended our annual networking event, Hear Say, on 24 October 2018, making it such a great day. Community activists, local practitioners, planners, policy makers and academics from across the country and sectors and disciplines came together in Dunfermline to hear a range of speakers, take part in table and workshop discussions …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Launch of Scottish Obesity Alliance
Scottish Obesity Alliance will launch with its manifesto outline on Wednesday 5 December, 4.30pm to 6.30pm at The Hub, Edinburgh. The manifesto shares its vision for a Scotland which promotes health and wellbeing – a Scotland where healthy food and physical activity are easy, acceptable, affordable and sustainable for all. To book your attendance please send your …
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Understanding food insecurity in Scotland: using evidence for policy and practice change
The latest seminar on measuring food insecurity, co-organised with A Menu for Change, took place in Glasgow at the beginning of October. National and international presentations, including a look at the first data from the new food insecurity questions in the Scottish Health Survey, an update on A Menu for Change and a fascinating insight …
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Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
Glasgow Good food for all event – for those working in the Canal ward
If you take part in, volunteer or work in local food projects in the Canal Ward (community meals, growing,cooking, emergency food provision.) Good Food For All will ensure you hear what’s happening in other areas, get a chance to talk about what’s happening locally and help plan for change. The event is being run by …
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How does community development practice tackle inequalities in our communities?
This is the theme of the Community Development Alliance Scotland conference on Tuesday 10th September in Edinburgh. You can find out more about the conference and register here (The event is free if your organisation has an income of under £50,000).