The CFHS annual networking conference took place at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow on Wednesday 7 November. On the right track? brought together everyone who has a role or interest in community food and health activity that addresses health inequalities in Scotland. The conference programme featured three separate parts: a discussion kicked off by Dr. Deirdre …
Topic: community food activity
CFHS networking conference 2012: key themes from the table discussion
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: community food activity, conference, discussion, food poverty, inequalities, policy
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Shared tastes and common values
Exploring Scotland’s past, current and potential future relationship between co-operation, food and health.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: case studies, community food activity, community retailing, food co-op, social enterprise
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Social enterprise
Evaluation of Fife Community Kitchen
In November 2011, NHS Fife commissioned Blake Stevenson Ltd to evaluate Fife’s Community Kitchen, located at Adam Smith’s College’s Levenmouth campus. The report, executive summary and appendices are included.
Publishers: Blake Stevenson, Commissioned by CFHS
Publication category: Cooking and growing
Related topics: community food activity, cookery sessions, evaluation, Fife, food preparation, research
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Research and evaluation
Hard to Stomach
Recommendations sought by the Scottish Government from a working group on food access and affordability, supported by CFHS, were sent to Ministers shortly before the recent election campaign. The report produced by the group involved representatives from community and voluntary organisations in Edinburgh, Lanarkshire, Fife and Dumfries and Galloway.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, affordability, case studies, community food activity, discussion, policy
Area of Work: Food poverty and access
Community food initiatives contributing to the Scottish Government Route Map for Preventing Overweight and Obesity in Scotland
Through improved access to healthy food, communities are improving the health of vulnerable individuals and families. This factsheet explores how community food and health activities are contributing towards national priorities around overweight and obesity that are described within the Obesity Route Map for Scotland. Includes information about the Healthy Weight Outcomes Framework.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: access, action planning, community food activity, obesity and overweight, performance, policy, Scottish Government
Mapping Exercise of Third Sector Food and Health Initiatives with Minority Ethnic Communities
CFHS commissioned REACH Community Health Project to undertake research into community-based food and health work among black and minority ethnic communities across Scotland. Interviews with 790 organisations have identified a wide range of food-related work taking place within minority ethnic communities and also substantial unmet need.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, REACH Community Health Project
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community food activity, inequalities, mapping exercise, minority ethnic, policy, research, third sector
Areas of Work: Minority ethnic communities, Research and evaluation
Scoping study
A scoping study commissioned by CFHS, looking at the options for greater collective action by food co-op networks in east-central Scotland.
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, EKOS
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: Central Belt, community food activity, Edinburgh, food co-op, Lothians, policy, scoping studies
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Bridges
The report of the networking conference held at the Apex Hotel in Dundee on 28 September 2006.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: access, affordability, community food activity, conference, networking
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Food and Health on Scottish Islands
The report of a conference organised by the Scottish Community Diet Project to share information on food and health in the islands; discuss the barriers to healthier food access; examine the role of community action and identify ways of getting the message across.
Publisher: Community Food and Health (Scotland)
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: access, community food activity, conference, health promotion, remote, rural, Scottish Diet Action Plan, transport
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Cooking up connections
This publication gives a flavour of what community food initiatives and disability learning support providers are doing to offer adults with learning disabilities access to food and health activities in order to improve their health and wellbeing.