03 Oct Rethinking food policy
This UK paper considers how many policies influencing food systems could be interconnected and move food up the policy agenda in a systems approach in an integrated way....
This UK paper considers how many policies influencing food systems could be interconnected and move food up the policy agenda in a systems approach in an integrated way....
The first INFORMAS national food environments and policies survey in New Zealand: A blueprint country profile for measuring progress on creating healthy food environments sur Using NZ as a case study, this study proposes a blueprint country profile for measuring progress on creating healthy food environments....
The actions presented provide an initial overview and overall policy directions and refers to more detailed information for the next steps. They focus on intersectoral collaboration between a wide range of partners – international organisations, governments, and national and subnational actors – to create enabling...
Kay Thomson, manager of strategic projects at Sport NZ shares her insightful blog with ANA. Did you wake up this morning wondering how you could get more people and populations more physically active? If so, then you are reading the right article. Do you remember the 7th...
This Public Health Expert blog article discusses the literature on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of dietary counselling as a health intervention. The authors state "Most studies suggest that dietary counselling is effective though the benefits are typically modest and short-term. The literature on cost-effectiveness is mixed, and...
The New Zealand Beverage Guidance Panel has written a Policy Brief: A Sugary Drink Tax for New Zealand This document provides: The rationale why a sugary drink tax is an important component of any strategy to address childhood obesity, adult obesity and dental caries. An outline of...
A panel of 71 independent and government experts have undertaken an evaluation of New Zealand Government food environment policies, compared to international best practice. This is the second such evaluation, the first being in 2014. In this blog we summarise the findings. There are some...
Childhood obesity is reaching alarming proportions in many countries and poses an urgent and serious challenge. The Sustainable Development Goals, set by the United Nations in 2015, identify prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases as core priorities. Among the noncommunicable disease risk factors, obesity is...
Urban green space interventions and health: A review of impacts and effectiveness. Full report (2017) This new World Health Organization report looks into the most effective ways to deliver urban interventions on green spaces, and how to make sure that the environmental, social and health benefits are...
This report investigates the role of planning policy and decisions in building and creating healthy and sustainable food systems....