Has a public-private partnership resulted in action on healthier diets in England? An analysis of the Public Health Responsibility Deal food pledges

Food Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Knai, C ^a   Petticrew, M ^a   Durand, M A ^a   Eastmure, E ^a   James, L ^a   Mehrotra, A ^b   Scott, C ^a   Mays, N ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Food pledges; Inequalities; Public private partnership; Review; Voluntary agreement

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84928655561     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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