Star Trek Offers Insights That Illuminate Actor Engagement in Global Nutrition Governance: Comment on "Towards Preventing and Managing Conflict of Interest in Nutrition Policy? An Analysis of Submissions to a Consultation on a Draft WHO Tool"

dc.contributor.authorKraak, Vivicaen
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition, Foods, and Exerciseen
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-28T17:03:28Zen
dc.date.available2020-12-28T17:03:28Zen
dc.date.issued2020-08-24en
dc.date.updated2020-12-28T17:03:25Zen
dc.description.abstractThis commentary describes insights from Star Trek's fictional television series to understand how state and non-state actors address conflicts of interest (COIs) through global nutrition governance. I examine the findings of Ralston and colleagues for 44 state and non-state actors who responded to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) consultation for a COI risk-assessment tool, developed for member states to engage effectively with non-state actors to address malnutrition in all forms. Star Trek reveals that actor engagement is inevitable in a shared universe. The Prime Directive is a non-interference principle reflecting a moral commitment to reduce harm, respect autonomy and protect rights. Engagement principles are relevant to all actors who influence nutrition policies and programs, and must be held accountable when their actions undermine healthy and sustainable food systems. Certain actors use COI to justify non-engagement with commercial actors yet competing interests, biases, corruption and regulatory capture are distinct challenges to manage. Finally, Star Trek's characters serve as allegories to understand actors' motives and actions to promote healthy and sustainable food systems. Unlike non-state actors, states are legally required to achieve their commitments and targets in the United Nations' (UN) Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 Agenda.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2020.158en
dc.identifier.eissn2322-5939en
dc.identifier.issn2322-5939en
dc.identifier.orcidKraak, Vivica [0000-0002-9303-5530]en
dc.identifier.pmid32861233 (pubmed)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/101674en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMaad Rayan Publishing Companyen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectConflicts of Interesten
dc.subjectHealthy Dieten
dc.subjectMalnutritionen
dc.subjectNutrition Governanceen
dc.subjectPrinciplesen
dc.subjectSustainable Food Systemsen
dc.titleStar Trek Offers Insights That Illuminate Actor Engagement in Global Nutrition Governance: Comment on "Towards Preventing and Managing Conflict of Interest in Nutrition Policy? An Analysis of Submissions to a Consultation on a Draft WHO Tool"en
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Health Policy and Managementen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherJournal Articleen
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-08-01en
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/Human Nutrition, Foods, & Exerciseen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/CALS T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/University Research Institutes/Fralin Life Sciences/Durelle Scotten
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/University Research Institutes/Fralin Life Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/University Research Institutesen

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