Getting food policy on the mayoral table: A comparison of two election cycles in new york and London

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 295-302

  Freudenberg, N ^a   Atkinson, S ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocates; Cities; Food policy; Mayoral elections

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTION; FOOD POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN POLICY;

CATERING SERVICE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; ELECTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC FIGURE; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; POLITICS;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LONDON; NEW YORK CITY; NUTRITION POLICY; POLITICS;

EID: 84928205510     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.02.018     Document Type: Review

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