Policy change to create supportive environments for physical activity and healthy eating : which options are the most realistic for local government? Allender, Steven, Gleeson, Erin, Crammond, Brad, Sacks, Gary, Lawrence, Mark, Peeters, Anna, Loff, Bebe and Swinburn, Boyd 2012, Policy change to create supportive environments for physical activity and healthy eating : which options are the most realistic for local government?, Health promotion international, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 261-274, doi: 10.1093/heapro/dar018. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Policy change to create supportive environments for physical activity and healthy eating : which options are the most realistic for local government? Author(s) Allender, Steven orcid.org/0000-0002-4842-3294 Gleeson, Erin Crammond, Brad Sacks, Gary orcid.org/0000-0001-9736-1539 Lawrence, Mark orcid.org/0000-0001-6899-3983 Peeters, Anna Loff, Bebe Swinburn, Boyd Journal name Health promotion international Volume number 27 Issue number 2 Start page 261 End page 274 Total pages 14 Publisher Oxford University Press Place of publication Oxford, England Publication date 2012 ISSN 0957-4824 Keyword(s) obesity physical activity nutrition regulatory environment Summary The objective is to identify and test regulatory options for creating supportive environments for physical activity and healthy eating among local governments in Victoria, Australia. A literature review identified nine potential areas for policy intervention at local government level, including the walking environment and food policy. Discussion documents were drafted which summarized the public health evidence and legal framework for change in each area. Levels of support for particular interventions were identified through semi-structured interviews conducted with key informants from local government. We conducted 11 key informant interviews and found support for policy intervention to create environments supportive of physical activity but little support for policy changes to promote healthy eating. Participants reported lack of relevance and competing priorities as reasons for not supporting particular interventions. Promoting healthy eating environments was not considered a priority for local government above food safety. There is a real opportunity for action to prevent obesity at local government level (e.g. mandate the promotion of healthy eating environments). For local government to have a role in the promotion of healthy food environments, regulatory change and suitable funding are required. Notes First published online March 18, 2011 Language eng DOI 10.1093/heapro/dar018 Field of Research 111104 Public Nutrition Intervention Socio Economic Objective 920208 Health Policy Evaluation HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2011, Oxford University Press Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30035981 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health WHO Collaborating Centre on Obesity Prevention Population Health Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 20 Jul 2011, 11:57:18 EST Wed, 20 Jul 2011, 16:28:49 EST Thu, 21 Jul 2011, 17:48:22 EST Thu, 21 Jul 2011, 17:56:08 EST Thu, 21 Jul 2011, 17:58:05 EST Thu, 21 Jul 2011, 17:59:21 EST Fri, 22 Jul 2011, 11:44:31 EST Mon, 25 Jul 2011, 09:00:40 EST Tue, 14 Feb 2012, 11:02:55 EST Fri, 01 Jun 2012, 15:34:36 EST Fri, 01 Jun 2012, 15:36:07 EST Mon, 29 Apr 2013, 15:01:47 EST Mon, 17 Jun 2013, 16:51:08 EST Mon, 12 Aug 2013, 12:22:03 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2014, 15:07:34 EST Mon, 19 Jan 2015, 11:24:48 EST Fri, 06 Feb 2015, 10:46:36 EST Thu, 07 Nov 2019, 23:35:48 EST Thu, 13 Jan 2022, 02:36:51 EST Wed, 16 Mar 2022, 13:35:28 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 44 times in TR Web of Science Cited 45 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1147 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 20 Jul 2011, 11:57:03 EST by Jane Moschetti