Trade and the nutrition transition: Strengthening policy for health in the pacific

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-42

  Thow, Anne Marie ^a   Heywood, Peter ^a   Schultz, Jimaima ^b   Quested, Christine ^c   Jan, Stephen ^d   Colagiuri, Stephen ^e  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b National Food and Nutrition Centre   (Fiji)

^c Ministry of Health   (Samoa)

^d GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Pacific Islands; Policy; Trade

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH POLICY; IMPORT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRADE POLICY;

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CEREAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENT; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CHANGE;

CEREALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMERCE; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INVESTMENTS; MEAT; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CHANGE;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 78651075557     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2010.524104     Document Type: Article

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