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promoting health and well-being through food is a catalyst for new projects and
initiatives
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may help people to identify a ‘market’ for a new community project
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improved use of community resources, e.g. using community centres for cookery
courses
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encouraging local stores to donate goods to community groups
What difference will the training make to you and the people you are
supporting?
Delegates made it clear that training focused on healthy eating would have a range of benefits
towards the people they support locally, including;
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a wider skill set/knowledge base
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being better able to organise volunteers to plan and hold healthy eating sessions
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improved cultural awareness/sensitivity
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better informed, engaged, youth generation
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community engagement first, healthy eating second
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more confidence in understanding different dietary needs and government messages
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boosting enthusiasm
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helping to solve national health issues, relieving pressure on the health service
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cascading learning to others