The healthy food environment policy index: Findings of an expert panel in New Zealand

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 294-302

  Vandevijvere, Stefanie ^a   Dominick, Clare ^a   Devi, Anandita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXPERT SYSTEM; FOOD MARKET; FOOD QUALITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRADE AGREEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH FOOD; INFORMED CONSENT; MARKETING; NEW ZEALAND; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOOD LABELING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION POLICY; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84928943742     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.145540     Document Type: Article

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