Making a Difference - Community Food and Health
Making a Difference - Community Food and Health
Making a Difference - Community Food and Health
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also working with schools <strong>and</strong> nurseries to try <strong>and</strong> get them to consider the types of picture<br />
books they purchase, e.g. promoting the use of books with breast feeding pictures rather<br />
than bottle-feeding.<br />
Budgets<br />
Most people accessing support from Greengables are on benefits <strong>and</strong> always need to<br />
keep to a tight budget. Barbara aims to h<strong>and</strong> out recipe cards for healthy eating for the<br />
whole family <strong>and</strong> give examples of a bag of ingredients <strong>and</strong> how much it costs.<br />
One problem noted was about how you plan for long-term outcomes when working in<br />
short–term funding.<br />
Childcare is also a huge issue, as many projects are not allowed to use their funding to<br />
pay for childcare. This has been frustrating to many as they can’t access the people they<br />
wish to attract to the sessions. The importance of face-to-face contact was noted.<br />
OVERALL QUESTIONS FROM SESSION<br />
• Is it good to separate maternal from general health<br />
• How <strong>and</strong> when should we engage regarding maternal health<br />
• How do we reach the people we’re not yet reaching