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W Snowdon1, J-L Potter, B Swinburn
1WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria 3122, Australia. wendy.snowdon@deakin.edu.au
Health Promotion International
|February 20, 2010
Summary
Non-health policies significantly impact population nutrition. A participatory approach combining health impact assessments (HIAs) with feasibility and effectiveness evaluations helps identify the most promising policy interventions for improving diets.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Policy Analysis
- Nutrition Science
Background:
- Policies outside the health sector profoundly influence the food environment and population nutrition.
- Health Impact Assessment (HIA) methods exist to evaluate non-health policies' health effects but are underutilized.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a participatory process integrating HIAs with feasibility and effectiveness assessments.
- To empower health promoters in selecting policy options most likely to enhance diets, considering both impact and implementation likelihood.
Main Methods:
- A participatory approach combining Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) with feasibility and effectiveness evaluations.
- Systematic assessment of policy interventions for their potential to improve population nutrition.
Main Results:
- The integrated assessment process was successfully applied in Fiji and Tonga.
- Provided a structured framework for identifying promising policy interventions for dietary improvement.
Conclusions:
- Health Impact Assessments, when combined with feasibility and effectiveness evaluations, offer a systematic method for policy analysis.
- This approach can enhance health promotion efforts by guiding the selection of impactful and implementable policies to improve population diets.
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