Scaling-up Food Policies in the Pacific Islands: Protocol for Policy Engagement and Mixed Methods Evaluation of Intervention Implementation

By:
Jacqui Webster, Gade Waqa, Anne-Marie Thow, Steven Allender, Thomas Lung, Mark Woodward, Kris Rogers, Isimeli Tukana, Ateca Kama, Donald Wilson, Sarah Mounsey, Rebecca Dodd, Erica Reeve, Briar Louise McKenzie, Claire Johnson, Colin Bell
Date:
2024
Resource type:
Blogs/news/opinion
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This protocol, authored by Jacqui Webster and colleagues, outlines a five-year project aimed at addressing the non-communicable disease (NCD) crisis in the Pacific Islands by implementing food policy interventions in Fiji and Samoa. The project will test the feasibility and effectiveness of policies aimed at reducing salt and sugar consumption. The study involves a comprehensive policy landscape analysis, cross-sectional dietary surveys, and stakeholder engagement through Systems Thinking in Community Knowledge Exchange (STICKE). The goal is to strengthen food systems, reduce diet-related NCDs, and provide evidence for scaling up interventions across the region.

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