Local government stakeholders' perceptions of potential policy actions to influence both climate change and healthy eating in Victoria: A qualitative study

U Thanekar, G Sacks, O Ruffini… - … Promotion Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Issue Addressed Climate change is a defining public health issue of the 21st
century. Food systems are drivers of diet‐related disease burden, and account for 30% of …

How are Victorian Local Governments' responding to climate change and food insecurity?

E Beaudry, FH McKay… - Health Promotion Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Issue addressed Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to public health and well‐
being. Steps taken by governments now will have a significant effect on public health …

Perseverance, partnerships and passion: ingredients for successful local government policy to promote healthy and sustainable diets

LR Barbour, JL Woods, JK Brimblecombe - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Local government authorities are well-placed to invest in evidence-based food
policies that promote a population-wide shift to healthy and sustainable diets. This study …

Engaging South Australian local governments in the development of healthy eating policies

L Matwiejczyk, K Mehta, J Scott - Health Promotion Journal of …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
Issue addressed Local governments are uniquely placed to influence the food environment
of their communities through healthy eating policies (HEPs) but very few have done so …

Food system policy making and innovation at the local level: Exploring the response of Australian local governments to critical food systems issues

A Carrad, I Aguirre‐Bielschowsky… - … Promotion Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Issues addressed Urgent action is required by all levels of government to create a food
system capable of nourishing a rapidly growing population while remaining within planetary …

[HTML][HTML] The role of Australian local governments in creating a healthy food environment: an analysis of policy documents from six Sydney local governments

B Reeve, AM Thow, P Baker, J Hresc, S May - Australian and New Zealand …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective This paper examines policies from six local governments (LGs) relevant to
promoting a healthy food supply and consumer food environment. Methods We analysed the …

An audit of local government planning tools for their potential use in addressing community food and nutrition issues

E Good, M Hammond, C Martin, C Burns… - … promotion journal of …, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
Issues addressed: This project aimed to identify how local government planning tools could
be used to influence physical and policy environments to support healthy eating behaviours …

A healthy, sustainable and safe food system: examining the perceptions and role of the Australian policy actor using a Delphi survey

S Boylan, E Sainsbury, AM Thow, C Degeling… - Public Health …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Objective: There is an urgent need to identify and develop cross-sectoral policies which
promote and support a healthy, safe and sustainable food system. To help shape the …

Promoting healthy and sustainable diets: barriers and enablers for successful policy activities in Australia

E Denniss, J Woods, M Lawrence - Health Promotion …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Consumption of healthy and sustainable diets (HSD) provides opportunities to co-benefit
human health and adapt to and mitigate climate change. Despite robust evidence and policy …

Implementing healthy food environment policies in New Zealand: nine years of inaction

S Mackay, S Gerritsen, F Sing, S Vandevijvere… - Health Research Policy …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The INFORMAS [International Network for Food and Obesity/Non-
communicable Diseases (NCDs) Research, Monitoring and Action Support] Healthy Food …