This report by Blake Stevenson, commissioned by Community Food and Health (Scotland) in partnership with Edinburgh Community Food and the City of Edinburgh Council, is based on an evaluation of the Happy Jack project in terms of its economic value.
Policy and planning
An evaluation of Happy Jack
Publishers: Blake Stevenson, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: economic, evaluation, evidence, research
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
Evaluation of the Food Train in terms of its economic value
This report, commissioned by CFHS from Rock Solid Social Research, is based on an evaluation of the Food Train in terms of its economic value.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, Rock Solid Social Research
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: economic, evaluation, evidence, older people, research, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Older people, Research and evaluation
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.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, affordability, choice, discussion, food poverty, low income, older people
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development, Older people
Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland
Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland: working with communities has been produced by Napier University on behalf of Community Health Exchange (CHEX), Voluntary Health Scotland and the UK Public Health Alliance, to highlight the contribution that national intermediary bodies make to the local tackling of health inequalities. The report looks at the common features as well …
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community development, inequalities, outcomes
Food, health and homelessness capacity building fund
Findings from evaluations of the activities of some of the recipients of the CFHS food, health and homelessness capacity building fund
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: capacity building, homelessness, inclusion, training and qualifications
Area of Work: Funding
The Missing Ingredients
In 2008 CFHS commissioned Blake Stevenson to look at what, if anything, had changed since 2006, when CFHS launched its food, health and homelessness intiative. The research findings are the basis of much of the material in this report.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: action planning, funding, homelessness, outcomes, policy, practice, research, strategy
Area of Work: Research and evaluation
Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative
This report highlights the first stage of a three part pilot programme commissioned by CFHS, and led by Evaluation Support Scotland to support six groups to show the impact of their work with parents and children aged 0-5 years. We are keen to find out from you how useful the report is to you and …
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: Borders, early years, Edinburgh, evaluation, Fife, Glasgow, Grampian
Areas of Work: Families with children, Research and evaluation
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 …