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PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK 2: Nutrition Policy and Interventions - Coggle Diagram
PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK 2: Nutrition Policy and Interventions
Childhood obesity policy in the UK
Upstream (focus on economic and societal issues, set at national level to filter down to population , no individual control e.g. taxation , marketing) vs downstream policies (focus on individual behaviours e.g. diet advice)
designing strategies to improve population health can focus on individidual (downstream) thruough to population segments and whole populations
Government childhood obesity plan (chapter 1,2,3)
Chapter 1: 2016. First time formal policy for childhood obesity made. 14 recommendations made including: 1. soft drinks industry levy (is having impact, 44% decrease in sugar by 2019 and reduction in obesity rates in year 6 girls) 2. aim to take 20% sugar out of foods by 2020 (overall 3% reductions in total sugar per 100g so slightly effective) 3.
Chapter 2: 2018. Aimed to halve childhood obesity by 2030 and sig. reduce the health inequalities that persist. More focus on schools and environment
Industry- review soft drinks industry levy
Reformulation- kcal reductions, reduce 20% by 2024 (give industry more leeway to change products and can change fats)
Advertising- 9pm cut-off for advertising HFSS
Promotions- ban price (multi buy) and location promotions (checkouts)
Environment- work with local communities
Schools- promote an active mile initiative / invest in cycling and walking to school
Chapter 3: ban on sale of energy drinks to children <16 years. Infants- re-commision infant feeding survey; improve the nutrient content of baby food and improve marketing. Childhood obesity trailblazer authorities (trial in 5 areas).
Framework to categories obesity determinants and solutions- environment vs individual solutions
Government policy
Intro to nutrition policy in the UK
Milestones of diet and obesity- COMA 1990s, SACN in 2000s, Dep. Health and social care 2010, PHE 2021
Evidence, framework and theories
Obesity prevention in UK: Salt as an unlikely cornerstone of sugar policy
Intervention planning
Part 1 interventions: Planning and evaluating
Part 2: planning and running interventions
Part 3: evaluation of interventions
Bi-cycle framework when planning interventions- intelligence phase (gather data from local community/ stakeholders. understand the problem and context) and evaluation phase (different levels and types of evaluation. sharing best practice.
Public health in actions and whole systems approach
Public health in surrey 2021
Public health- a whole systems approach
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