Development of a Responsible Policy Index to Improve Statutory and Self-Regulatory Policies that Protect Children’s Diet and Health in the America’s Region

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dc.contributor.authorRincón-Gallardo Patiño, Sofíaen
dc.contributor.authorRajamohan, Srijithen
dc.contributor.authorMeaney, Kathleenen
dc.contributor.authorCoupey, Eloiseen
dc.contributor.authorSerrano, Elena L.en
dc.contributor.authorHedrick, Valisa E.en
dc.contributor.authorda Silva Gomes, Fabioen
dc.contributor.authorPolys, Nicholas F.en
dc.contributor.authorKraak, Vivicaen
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition, Foods, and Exerciseen
dc.contributor.departmentMarketingen
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Visual Artsen
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-24T17:15:24Zen
dc.date.available2020-01-24T17:15:24Zen
dc.date.issued2020-01-13en
dc.date.updated2020-01-23T22:01:08Zen
dc.description.abstractIn 2010, 193 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed World Health Assembly Resolution WHA63.14 to restrict the marketing of food and beverage products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) to children to prevent obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). No study has examined HFSS marketing policies across the WHO regional office countries in the Americas. Between 2018 and 2019, a transdisciplinary team examined policies to restrict HFSS food and beverage product marketing to children to develop a responsible policy index (RESPI) that provides a quality score based on policy characteristics and marketing techniques. After designing the RESPI, we conducted a comprehensive literature review through October 2019 to examine policies in 14 countries in the WHO Americans Region. We categorized policies (<i>n</i> = 38) as either self-regulatory or statutory and calculated the RESPI scores, ranked from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest). Results showed Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Uruguay had the highest RESPI scores associated with statutory policies that restricted point of sale, cartoon, licensed media characters and celebrities; and HFSS products in schools and child care settings, and broadcast and print media. Policymakers can use the RESPI tool to evaluate marketing policies within and across geopolitical boundaries to protect children&rsquo;s diet and health.en
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dc.identifier.citationRincón-Gallardo Patiño, S.; Rajamohan, S.; Meaney, K.; Coupey, E.; Serrano, E.; Hedrick, V.E.; da Silva Gomes, F.; Polys, N.; Kraak, V. Development of a Responsible Policy Index to Improve Statutory and Self-Regulatory Policies that Protect Children’s Diet and Health in the America’s Region. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 495.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020495en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/96574en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectfood and beverage marketingen
dc.subjectfood policyen
dc.subjectnutrition policyen
dc.subjectChildrenen
dc.subjectintegrated marketing communicationsen
dc.subjectgovernment policyen
dc.subjectObesityen
dc.titleDevelopment of a Responsible Policy Index to Improve Statutory and Self-Regulatory Policies that Protect Children’s Diet and Health in the America’s Regionen
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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