Publications by authors named "Amy Carrad"
Article Synopsis
- Local governments play a critical role in establishing healthy, fair, and environmentally sustainable food systems, leading to the development of a new benchmarking tool called Local Food-EPI+.
- This tool was created by adapting an existing national policy index and includes 61 indicators across 10 key food policy areas to guide local governments in assessing their policies.
- Pilot testing showed the Local Food-EPI+ tool is practical and effective for helping local governments enhance their food policies, improve community health, and prioritize sustainability actions.
Nutrition labeling on the front of food packages can support more healthful purchase decisions and encourage favorable reformulation. This systematic literature review applied Cochrane methods to synthesize and appraise the evidence on the effectiveness of front-of-pack labeling (FOPL) on diet-related outcomes and food reformulation to inform policy recommendations. The search was conducted on 11 academic and gray literature databases, from inception to July 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutrition labeling supports healthier diets by aiding purchase decisions and stimulating reformulation. This systematic literature review applied Cochrane methods to synthesize and appraise evidence on the effectiveness of nutrient declarations and nutrition and health claims on diet-related outcomes. The search spanned 11 academic databases, from inception to July 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Civil society organisations (CSOs) are increasingly participating in food system governance in ways that challenge the dominant industrialised profit-driven system.
Methods: An online survey of Australian CSOs that self-identified as being involved in food system governance was conducted to identify their objectives and activities and the enablers of, and barriers to, their participation in food system governance. Respondents were nongovernment organisations/registered charities, social enterprises, businesses and collaborative research initiatives involved in food system governance in Australia (n = 43).
Our dominant food system is a primary driver of worsening human and planetary health. Held in March 2022, the Public Health Association of Australia's Food Futures Conference was an opportunity for people working across the food system to connect and advocate for a comprehensive, intersectoral, whole-of-society food and nutrition policy in Australia to attenuate these issues. Conference themes included food systems for local and global good; ecological nutrition; social mobilisation for planetary and public good; food sovereignty and food equity.
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- * A survey of 64 local governments revealed that common activities include preventing food waste and organizing social events, but few are addressing sustainable agriculture or food system resilience.
- * While many initiatives exist, local governments face barriers like lack of community interest and funding issues, suggesting that legislative reform and improved resources are essential for enhancing their food system efforts.
Objective: To analyse local government (LG) policies concerned with creating a healthy, sustainable and equitable food system.
Methods: All relevant policies on LG websites were identified and analysed against a framework of 34 recommendations for LG action on food system issues.
Results: A total of 13 of 207 (New South Wales 128, Victoria 79) LGs had dedicated food system policies.
Sports clubs increasingly are settings for health promotion initiatives. This study explored organizational change processes and perceived facilitators and barriers relevant to implementing a health promotion initiative within gymnastics settings in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. A multiple-case design investigated the experiences of the state association (Gymnastics NSW) and five clubs from one region of NSW in a participatory Health-Promoting Gymnastics Clubs (HPGC) program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare two front-of-pack nutrition labelling systems for the assessment of packaged foods and drinks with Australian Dietary Guidelines.
Design: A cross-sectional nutrient profiling assessment. Food and drink products (n 20 225) were categorised into scoring levels using criteria for the Institute of Medicine (IOM) three-star system and the five-star Australian Health Star Rating (HSR).
Consumer support for healthy food and drink vending machines in public places.
Aust N Z J Public Health
August 2015
Objective: To investigate the feasibility of introducing vending machines for healthier food into public places, and to examine the effectiveness of two front-of-pack labelling systems in the vending machine context.
Methods: A survey was conducted with 120 students from a university and 120 employees, patients and visitors of a hospital in regional NSW, Australia. Questions explored vending machine use, attitudes towards healthier snack products and price, and the performance of front-of-pack labelling formats for vending machine products.