National policies to prevent obesity in early childhood: Using policy mapping to compare policy lessons for Australia with six developed countries.
Australia
/ epidemiology
Canada
/ epidemiology
Child
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Child, Preschool
Diet
Female
Food Industry
/ legislation & jurisprudence
Government Programs
/ legislation & jurisprudence
Health Education
/ organization & administration
Health Promotion
/ legislation & jurisprudence
Health Surveys
Humans
Infant
Ireland
/ epidemiology
Male
New Zealand
/ epidemiology
Nutrition Policy
/ legislation & jurisprudence
Nutritive Value
Pediatric Obesity
/ epidemiology
Policy Making
Taxes
United Kingdom
/ epidemiology
early childhood
obesity prevention
policy
Journal
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
ISSN: 1467-789X
Titre abrégé: Obes Rev
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100897395
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2019
11 2019
Historique:
received:
10
04
2019
revised:
30
06
2019
accepted:
17
07
2019
pubmed:
14
8
2019
medline:
11
8
2020
entrez:
14
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Interventions for obesity prevention in early childhood (first 5 years of life) are likely to have a significant preventive health impact. This mapping review identified recommended policy options for the Australian Federal Government (AFG) by comparing countries with similar population, income, and language to Australia. Policies were mapped in six countries using two matrices. The first matrix examined policy context, describing obesity prevention governance. The second matrix examined policy content, compared with global recommendations. Policies were grouped into downstream (healthcare), midstream (lifestyle and settings), and upstream (determinants of health, including food and built environments). Results identified variance in obesity governance across the six countries including policy coherence, leadership, institutional drivers, and overlapping responsibility across different levels of government. While countries tended to have more downstream or midstream policies, upstream policies were more likely when countries had invested in system-wide approaches to obesity such as developing a national obesity strategy, having separate food/nutrition and physical activity plans, and a dedicated preventive health agency. This study recommends a range of initiatives for the AFG to strengthen policies for the prevention of obesity in early childhood, including prioritising the development of a national food/nutrition strategy.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1542-1556Informations de copyright
© 2019 World Obesity Federation.
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