Evidence-informed process to identify policies that will promote a healthy food environment in the Pacific Islands

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 886-892

  Snowdon, Wendy ^a   Lawrence, Mark ^a   Schultz, Jimaima ^b   Vivili, Paula ^c   Swinburn, Boyd ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b National Food and Nutrition Centre   (Fiji)

^c Ministry of Health Tonga   (Tonga)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Food; Participatory; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIJI; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; STANDARD; TONGA;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIJI; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; PUBLIC POLICY; TONGA;

EID: 77953671072     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001000011X     Document Type: Article

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