An Assessment of Government Capacity Building to Restrict the Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Products to Children in the Region of the Americas

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dc.contributor.authorRincón-Gallardo Patiño, Sofíaen
dc.contributor.authorda Silva Gomes, Fabioen
dc.contributor.authorConstantinou, Stevenen
dc.contributor.authorLemaire, Robin Hargroderen
dc.contributor.authorHedrick, Valisa E.en
dc.contributor.authorSerrano, Elena L.en
dc.contributor.authorKraak, Vivicaen
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Public and International Affairsen
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition, Foods, and Exerciseen
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-09T16:54:04Zen
dc.date.available2021-08-09T16:54:04Zen
dc.date.issued2021-08-06en
dc.date.updated2021-08-06T15:21:05Zen
dc.description.abstractThe Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Strategic Plan 2020–2025 committed to reduce children’s consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor food and beverage products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) and promote healthy eating patterns to reduce malnutrition in all forms. This paper describes the capacity-building needs in PAHO’s Member States to restrict the marketing of HFSS food and beverages to children. We asked Ministries of Health officials or national institutes/departmental representatives (<i>n</i> = 35) to complete a 28-item web-based survey (January to July 2020). Capacity-building needs were assessed using an adapted version of the World Health Organization’s government capacity-building framework with three modules: public health infrastructure, policies and information systems. Notable achievements for the PAHO’s Plan of Action were identified. State representatives reported strong infrastructure and information systems; however, policy improvements are needed to increase comprehensive national responses. These include using a constitutional health and human rights approach within the policies, policies that document conflict of interest from non-state actors, and strengthening regulatory oversight for digital media platforms. These findings provide baseline data and we suggest priorities for further action to strengthen national governments’ capacity-building and to accelerate the development, implementation, and monitoring systems to restrict the marketing of HFSS food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in the region of the Americas.en
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dc.identifier.citationPatiño, S.R.-G.; Da Silva Gomes, F.; Constantinou, S.; Lemaire, R.; Hedrick, V.E.; Serrano, E.L.; Kraak, V.I. An Assessment of Government Capacity Building to Restrict the Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Products to Children in the Region of the Americas. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8324.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168324en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/104609en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectfood marketingen
dc.subjectChildrenen
dc.subjectnutrition policyen
dc.subjectgovernment regulationen
dc.subjectcapacity-buildingen
dc.subjectObesityen
dc.subjectregion of the Americasen
dc.titleAn Assessment of Government Capacity Building to Restrict the Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Products to Children in the Region of the Americasen
dc.title.serialInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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