Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments Mann, Davina, Kwon, J, Naughton, Shaan, Boylan, S, Chan, Jasmine, Charlton, K, Dancey, J, Dent, C, Grech, A, Hobbs, V, Lamond, S, Murray, S, Yong, M and Sacks, Gary 2021, Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 22, pp. 1-17, doi: 10.3390/ijerph182211895. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments Author(s) Mann, Davina orcid.org/0000-0002-9999-4716 Kwon, J Naughton, Shaan orcid.org/0000-0003-0174-3933 Boylan, S Chan, Jasmine Charlton, K Dancey, J Dent, C Grech, A Hobbs, V Lamond, S Murray, S Yong, M orcid.org/0000-0001-9736-1539 Sacks, Gary Journal name International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume number 18 Issue number 22 Article ID 11895 Start page 1 End page 17 Total pages 17 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2021-11 ISSN 1661-7827 1660-4601 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Environmental Sciences & Ecology food environments environmental sustainability assessment tool equity university HIGHER-EDUCATION CAMPUS VALIDATION QUALITY IMPACTS FUTURE POLICY Summary Globally, there is increasing interest in monitoring actions to create healthy, equitable and environmentally sustainable food environments. Currently, there is a lack of detailed tools for monitoring and benchmarking university food environments. This study aimed to develop the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) tool and process to benchmark the healthiness, equity, and environmental sustainability of food environments in tertiary education settings, and pilot test its implementation in three Australian universities in 2021. The Uni-Food tool development was informed by a review of the literature and input from an expert advisory panel. It comprises three components: (1) university systems and governance, (2) campus facilities and environments, and (3) food retail outlets. The process for implementing the tool is designed for universities to self-assess the extent to which they have implemented recommended practice in 68 indicators, across 16 domains, weighted based on their relative importance. The pilot implementation of the tool identified moderate diversity in food environments across universities and highlighted several opportunities for improvements at each institution. The assessment process was found to be reliable, with assessors rating the tool as easy to use, requiring minimal resources. Broad application of the tool has the potential to increase accountability and guide best practice in tertiary education and other complex institutional settings. Language eng DOI 10.3390/ijerph182211895 HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30158688 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system 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 Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 07:21:51 EST Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 14:44:29 EST Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 14:48:56 EST Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 14:54:49 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2021, 08:41:38 EST Sat, 27 Nov 2021, 01:46:40 EST Sat, 18 Dec 2021, 01:31:32 EST Sat, 25 Jun 2022, 16:17:56 EST Mon, 27 Jun 2022, 12:45:54 EST Tue, 05 Jul 2022, 16:14:13 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2022, 11:03:21 EST Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 02:35:26 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 15 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 19 Nov 2021, 07:21:51 EST