As part of its strategy to promote healthy eating and community food initiatives NHS Forth Valley Community Dietetics received support through Community Regeneration Funding to employ two community food development workers, one to work in Clackmannanshire and one in the Falkirk Council area.  The main focus for their work is the identified regeneration areas and individuals, residents and groups living and based in these areas.

There have been a number of Community Food Development Workers employed by the team which includes one  based in Clackmannanshire and one based in Falkirk.  While quarterly monitoring reports have been completed, it was felt an appropriate time to undertake a more robust evaluation of the work in each area.  To this end, LWTT were contracted to undertake the evaluation.

This was achieved through a scoping study, focus groups, interviews and analysis.

For more information please contact:

Morag MacKellar
Head of Nutrition and Dietetics
NHS Forth Valley
Department of Nutrition & Dietetics
Stirling CHP
Euro House
Wellgreen Place
Stirling
FK8 2DJ
Tel:  01786 431155
E-Mail:  morag.mackellar@fvpc.scot.nhs.uk