Governing ultra-processed food and alcohol industries: the presence and role of non-government organisations in Australia.
alcohol industry
commercial determinants of health
food industry
governance
non-government organisations
Journal
Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
ISSN: 1753-6405
Titre abrégé: Aust N Z J Public Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9611095
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2022
Aug 2022
Historique:
revised:
01
03
2022
received:
01
10
2021
accepted:
01
04
2022
pubmed:
27
5
2022
medline:
5
8
2022
entrez:
26
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The roles of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in regulating harmful commodity industries (HCIs) are understudied. The aim of this paper is to identify the NGOs and the roles that they play in the governance of the ultra-processed food and alcohol industries in Australia. We undertook an exploratory descriptive analysis of NGOs identified from an online search based on the typology we developed of type, issue area and governance function. A total of 134 relevant Australian NGOs were identified: 38 work on food issues, 61 with alcohol issues and 35 are active in both. In the food domain, 90% of NGOs engage in agenda setting, 88% in capacity building, 15% in implementation and 12% in monitoring. In the alcohol domain, 92% of NGOs are active in agenda setting, 72% in capacity building, 35% in implementation and 8% in monitoring. Australian NGOs are active actors in the food and alcohol governance system. There are many opportunities for NGOs to regulate HCI practices, building on their relative strengths in agenda setting and capacity building, and expanding their activities in monitoring and implementation. A more detailed examination is needed of strategies that can be used by NGOs to be effective regulators in the governance system.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35616401
doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13263
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
455-462Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors.
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