Community Food and Health (Scotland) is a national organisation that supports initiatives in low-income communities to help people take up a healthy diet.
Healthy Communities: Meeting the Shared Challenge is a Scottish Government funded programme that aims to encourage and support community-led approaches to health improvement throughout Scotland. This conference aims to share experiences and lessons from across Scotland, to link community-led health to key policy agendas, and help signpost the resources that are now available to support community-led health.
There will be a chance to meet funders, find out about beekeeping, Care Farming, Planning Aid Scotland and hear case studies from other projects. It’s a great opportunity to network, meet like-minded people and share ideas.
This report outlines the qualitative findings from the community level strand of the Review of the Implementation of the Scottish Diet Action Plan (SDAP), 1996-2005. This strand of work sought to establish consumer perceptions of dietary change over the past 10 years and the factors driving it.
Across Scotland community food initiatives are achieving positive outcomes which are making a difference for individuals and families. It is crucial that we capture and share this understanding and experience of what makes a difference.
This research developed, implemented and evaluated a transferable, community-based, food-skills programme in Dundee, aimed at increasing consumption of fibre-rich starchy carbohydrates, fish, vegetables and fruit and decreasing the consumption of fat in adults living in low-income areas.
Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland aims to improve the quality of life for people in Scotland affected by chest, heart and stroke illness through medical research, advice and information and support in the community.
The aim of this network is to help to facilitate the implementation of community-based initiatives using the EPODE methodology in other European countries.
This community initiative was launched in 2004 in 10 towns in France and is an intervention for children aged 5-12 who are overweight or at risk of weight gain.
Being the first Day of Spring – we would like to get the Children’s Garden kick-started again with an open meeting – coffee, cake and a chance to find out how to get involved in this great wee project.
The Soil Association Scotland is part of the UK-wide Soil Association, a charity founded in 1946, which exists to promote environmentally-friendly food through education, campaigns and community programmes.
Information and resources about the Childsmile programme for parents, carers and professionals working in health, education, community and voluntary sectors.
Cooking on a Low Income, The CookWell Cookbook contains a selection of healthy and easy-to-follow recipes and would be useful for anyone aiming to establish a cooking skills group in their local community.
The Equally Well Implementation Plan sets out how the Scottish Government and community planning partnerships will turn the recommendations of Equally Well into real outcomes in the medium and long term.
