A short report on the outcomes of an energiser day which followed on from the second Partcipatory Appraisal training course.
Policy and planning
Participatory Appraisal Energiser day
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: participatory appraisal, training and qualifications
Proof of the Pudding
Report of a conference organised by the Scottish Community Diet Project and the Scottish Colloquium on Food and Feeding to bring together a wide range of people involved or interested in community food research to discuss research issues.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: data and databases, evaluation, Food Standards Agency, research methods
Areas of Work: Networking and learning development, Research and evaluation
Food Mapping for Community Food Activity
Notes from a roundtable discussion on research carried out to find out where people can buy and eat food and what the food needs of local people are.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, affordability, food culture, food poverty, local, mapping exercise, surveys
Update on Reforms to the Welfare Food Scheme
A briefing paper outlining reforms to the Welfare Food Scheme through which an estimated 800,000 people across the UK receive vouchers for free fruit and vegetables
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication categories: Children and young people, Policy and planning
Related topics: baby feeding, consultation, free milk and food vouchers, infant nutrition, milk, pregnancy and maternal health, welfare
Area of Work: Families with children
Feeding the Interest
Discussion paper which considers the benefits of local food; identifies opportunities for development; highlights barriers and encourages action.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: co-operative, environment, farming and city farms, food supply chain, local food, policy, rural
Healthy Start
Notes from a roundtable discussion on the proposed reforms to the UK’s existing Welfare Food Scheme as outlined in the Department of Health’s consultation document ‘Healthy Start’.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: affordability, baby feeding, free milk and food vouchers, infant nutrition, milk, shops, weaning, women and mothers
Just add …
Report focusing on how to maximise the impact and effectiveness of the contribution from community food initiatives to local, regional and national efforts to tackle food and health inequalities in Scotland.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: breakfast clubs, co-operative, community cafes, cooking, funding, lay food workers, low income, outcomes, Scottish Diet Action Plan, volunteers
Surplus Food Redistribution
Notes from a roundtable discussion of issues surrounding surplus food redistribution including the levels at which it operates; the range of organisations and agencies which play a part; and the varied impact it can have.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: breakfast clubs, co-operative, community cafes, food co-op, food poverty, food redistribution
Exploring, identifying and tackling community food issues by participatory appraisal
Report of the initial training course on participatory appraisal organised by the Scottish Community Diet Project which describes the planning, delivery and lessons learned from this five-day residential