Good Food for Camden - Sustain

Appendix 3NHS Camden and Camden Councilcurrent initiatives onhealthy eatingThe Community Food ProgrammeThe Community Food Team works in partnership with statutory andvoluntary sectors to improve the diet and health of residents inCamden through targeted action, thereby reducing their risks ofobesity, coronary heart disease and some cancers.The Community Food Team delivers a range of workshops andpractical courses that aim to increase people’s awareness andknowledge of healthy eating. These include:■■■■cooking taster workshops and sessions for young people andadultsHealthy eating workshops and sessions for families with veryyoung childrenWorkshops and courses are targeted at individuals and communitygroups based in areas of high socio-economic deprivation,particularly families and individuals living on a low income, BMEcommunities, children, young people, pregnant/nursing mothersand adults living in residential/supportive care (including peoplewith learning disabilities).Food in Schools ProgrammeThe NHS Camden Food in Schools programme provides a varietyof activities in schools across the borough, in partnership withcolleagues at Camden Council. The NHS Camden Food in Schoolsco-ordinator works with schools to achieve sustainable changes tocurrent healthy eating provision and education through training, thedevelopment of whole school food policies and supporting thesustainable improvements to school meals. The food in schoolsprogramme delivers the following training each term:■■■■■■school meal assistant trainingpractical food education trainingfood policy training.■■■■planning and delivery of healthy eating training to frontline staffwithin the statutory and voluntary sectorsupporting integrated early years centres with development ofEarly Years Food Policies.In addition to central training, a ‘healthy eating training package’ isavailable to primary schools. This includes teacher training in bothhealthy eating and physical activity; school meal assistant training;cookery workshops with key stage one classes and a parentworkshop.Good Food for Camden: The healthy and sustainable food strategy44