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Scaling-up food policies in the Pacific Islands: protocol for policy engagement and mixed methods evaluation of intervention implementation

Webster, J, Waqa, G, Thow, AM, Allender, Steven, Lung, T, Woodward, M, Rogers, K, Tukana, I, Kama, A, Wilson, D, Mounsey, S, Dodd, R, Reeve, Erica, McKenzie, BL, Johnson, C and Bell, Colin 2022, Scaling-up food policies in the Pacific Islands: protocol for policy engagement and mixed methods evaluation of intervention implementation, Nutrition Journal, vol. 21, pp. 1-11, doi: 10.1186/s12937-022-00761-5.

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Title Scaling-up food policies in the Pacific Islands: protocol for policy engagement and mixed methods evaluation of intervention implementation
Author(s) Webster, J
Waqa, G
Thow, AM
Allender, StevenORCID iD for Allender, Steven orcid.org/0000-0002-4842-3294
Lung, T
Woodward, M
Rogers, K
Tukana, I
Kama, A
Wilson, D
Mounsey, S
Dodd, R
Reeve, EricaORCID iD for Reeve, Erica orcid.org/0000-0002-9239-7732
McKenzie, BL
Johnson, C
Bell, ColinORCID iD for Bell, Colin orcid.org/0000-0003-2731-9858
Journal name Nutrition Journal
Volume number 21
Article ID 8
Start page 1
End page 11
Total pages 11
Publisher BMC
Place of publication London, Eng.
Publication date 2022
ISSN 1475-2891
1475-2891
Keyword(s) CHALLENGES
Dietary surveys
DIETS
Evaluation
Food policy
HEALTH
Health policy analysis
Intervention
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Nutrition & Dietetics
OBESITY
Pacific health
Salt
Science & Technology
Sugar
TRADE
Summary Abstract Background There is a crisis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Pacific Islands, and poor diets are a major contributor. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis will likely further exacerbate the burden on food systems. Pacific Island leaders have adopted a range of food policies and regulations to improve diets. This includes taxes and regulations on compositional standards for salt and sugar in foods or school food policies. Despite increasing evidence for the effectiveness of such policies globally, there is a lack of local context-specific evidence about how to implement them effectively in the Pacific. Methods Our 5-year collaborative project will test the feasibility and effectiveness of policy interventions to reduce salt and sugar consumption in Fiji and Samoa, and examine factors that support sustained implementation. We will engage government agencies and civil society in Fiji and Samoa, to support the design, implementation and monitoring of evidence-informed interventions. Specific objectives are to: (1) conduct policy landscape analysis to understand potential opportunities and challenges to strengthen policies for prevention of diet-related NCDs in Fiji and Samoa; (2) conduct repeat cross sectional surveys to measure dietary intake, food sources and diet-related biomarkers; (3) use Systems Thinking in Community Knowledge Exchange (STICKE) to strengthen implementation of policies to reduce salt and sugar consumption; (4) evaluate the impact, process and cost effectiveness of implementing these policies. Quantitative and qualitative data on outcomes and process will be analysed to assess impact and support scale-up of future interventions. Discussion The project will provide new evidence to support policy making, as well as developing a low-cost, high-tech, sustainable, scalable system for monitoring food consumption, the food supply and health-related outcomes.
Language eng
DOI 10.1186/s12937-022-00761-5
Field of Research 111104 Public Nutrition Intervention
1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
Socio Economic Objective 920308 Pacific Peoples Health - Determinants of Health
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30162305

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