This CFHS factsheet reports on three community cafe learning visits that took place between November 2014 and February 2015.
NHS Health Scotland
Community cafe learning event report
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Retailing and catering
Related topics: community cafes, community food activity, study tours and exchanges, training and qualifications, volunteers
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Fare Choice Issue 70
Bumper 70th milestone edition of our regular newsletter, published in October 2015, featuring the usual updates from the CFHS team, food and health policy news and practice, and features from the community food and health sector, and also celebrates success and staying our power, both our own and other initiatives.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: community cafes, community food activity, food co-op, food poverty, growing and gardening, older people, policy
Area of Work: Information provision
The nature and extent of food poverty/insecurity in Scotland
In October 2014, CFHS commissioned a group of research scientists to consider questions of food insecurity/poverty in Scotland. The main aim of the research was to explore the wider context of household food poverty/insecurity (HFI) in Scotland and to develop an understanding of the current level and nature of HFI to inform policy and practice. The …
Publishers: Commissioned by CFHS, NHS Health Scotland, Rowett Institute
Publication category: Policy and planning
Related topics: community food activity, food poverty, research
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Research and evaluation
Fare Choice Issue 69
June 2015 edition of our regular newsletter, featuring updates from the CFHS team, food and health policy news and practice, and features from the community food and health sector.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: community food activity, conference, food poverty, funding
Area of Work: Information provision
A review of practical cooking skills activities which focus on promoting an affordable healthy balanced diet for adults, young people and their families within low-income communities in Scotland
In 2014 Community Food and Health Scotland/NHS Health Scotland commissioned a realist review of community cooking skills activities run by community initiatives and agencies. The review planned to explore issues such as how the social circumstances of participants and the approach of the cooking skills activities can affect the outcomes. The researchers analysed 81 sets …
Publishers: Avril Blamey and Associates, Commissioned by CFHS, NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Cooking and growing
Related topics: community food activity, cookery sessions, cooking, evaluation, research
Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Research and evaluation
Fare Choice Issue 68
February 2015 edition of our regular newsletter, featuring updates from the CFHS team, food and health policy news and practice, and features from the community food and health sector.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Newsletters
Related topics: access, affordability, community cafes, community food activity, conference, cookery sessions, older people, policy
Area of Work: Information provision
CFHS Annual Networking Conference 2014 report
Community Food and Health (Scotland) hosted a national networking conference in October 2014. The aim of the conference was to provide a valuable day for those involved in tackling health inequalities through community food activity.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Food plus in practice
How community food initiatives working to reduce food poverty are delivering a range of services. The publication includes examples of eight community food initiatives that are offering emergency food aid and more.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Policy and planning
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Food poverty and access
Second helpings
Following on from the Mind the Menu event in 2012, Second Helpings offered a further opportunity for organisations working in the field to network and share their practice.
Publishers: Community Food and Health (Scotland), NHS Health Scotland
Publication category: Conferences and networking
Related topics: community food activity, conference, evaluation, mental health, networking
Areas of Work: Mental health and wellbeing, Networking and learning development
Fare Choice Issue 71
February 2016 edition of our regular newsletter, featuring updates from the CFHS team, food and health policy news and practice, and features from the community food and health sector.