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ArticlePublic health nutrition2020

A Nutrition Report Card on food environments for children and youth: 5 years of experience from Canada.

Alexa R Ferdinands, Dana Lee Olstad, Krista M Milford, Katerina Maximova, Candace Ij Nykiforuk, Kim D Raine

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Article in Public health nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Food environment research in Canada: a rapid review of methodologies and measures deployed between 2010 and 2021.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Alexa R FerdinandsSchool of Public Health, 3-300 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, ABT6G 1C9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1714-6140
Dana Lee OlstadDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Krista M MilfordSchool of Public Health, 3-300 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, ABT6G 1C9, Canada.
Katerina MaximovaSchool of Public Health, 3-300 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, ABT6G 1C9, Canada.
Candace Ij NykiforukSchool of Public Health, 3-300 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, ABT6G 1C9, Canada.
Kim D RaineSchool of Public Health, 3-300 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, ABT6G 1C9, Canada.

Funding

CIHR CPP 137909
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn 2014, a Nutrition Report Card (NRC) was developed as a sustainable, low-cost framework to assess the healthfulness of children's food environments and highlight action to support healthy eating. We summarise our experiences in producing, disseminating, evaluating and refining an annual NRC in a Canadian province from 2015 to 2019.

designTo produce the NRC, children's food environment indicator data are collected, analyzed and compiled for consensus grading by an Expert Working Group of researchers and practitioners. Knowledge translation activities are tailored annually to the needs of target audiences: researchers, practitioners, policymakers and the public. Evaluation of reach is conducted through diverse strategies, including tracking media coverage and website traffic. Assessment of impact on diets and health outcomes is planned.

settingAlberta, Canada.

participantsNot applicable. DISCUSSION: The grading process has facilitated refining the NRC to enhance its relevance and utility as a tool for its target audiences. Its public release consistently captures media interest and policymakers' attention. The importance of partnerships in revealing data sources and in strategising to enhance policy approaches to improve food environments is apparent. The NRC has benchmarked progress and stimulated dialogue regarding healthy food environments for children.

conclusionsThe NRC may help to foster a supportive climate for improving the quality of children's food environments. As an engaging and accessible document, the NRC represents a key mechanism for collating data related to children's food environments and ensuring it reaches the audiences best positioned to use it. Efforts are underway to expand the NRC across Canada.

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DietFoodNutritional StatusAdolescentAlbertaChildHumansChildrenFood environmentMonitoringNutrition policyReport Card

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PMID32434601
PMCPMC7358701

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