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. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads 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, Steven orcid.org/0000-0002-4842-3294 Lung, T Woodward, M Rogers, K Tukana, I Kama, A Wilson, D Mounsey, S Dodd, R Reeve, Erica orcid.org/0000-0002-9239-7732 McKenzie, BL Johnson, C 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 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Medicine Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description 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 Mon, 07 Feb 2022, 07:50:04 EST Mon, 07 Feb 2022, 15:08:43 EST Mon, 07 Feb 2022, 15:27:31 EST Sat, 12 Feb 2022, 01:31:01 EST Wed, 16 Feb 2022, 16:09:00 EST Sat, 19 Feb 2022, 01:45:47 EST Wed, 30 Mar 2022, 11:09:50 EST Wed, 30 Mar 2022, 14:54:37 EST Wed, 30 Mar 2022, 15:30:16 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 16 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Feb 2022, 07:50:04 EST