SynthesisBMJ global health2020
Effects of food policy actions on Indigenous Peoples' nutrition-related outcomes: a systematic review.
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- Advancing equity and value in United States healthcare: an umbrella review.International journal for equity in health · 2026Pooled it
- Promoting healthy school food environments and nutrition in Canada: a systematic review of interventions, policies, and programs.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Structural interventions that affect racial inequities and their impact on population health outcomes: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- A Socio-Cognitive Review of Healthy Eating Programs in Australian Indigenous Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Concerns and priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples regarding food and nutrition: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.International journal for equity in health · 2021Pooled it
- Food Processing Knowledge in Relation to Healthiness and Self-Reported Understanding of the Health Star Rating in Australia.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2026Article
- Perishable food supply chain management and food access in remote Indigenous communities of high-income countries: a systematic scoping review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Challenges and Practices in Perishable Food Supply Chain Management in Remote Indigenous Communities: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Framework for Enhancing Food Access.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Are secondary cities in Asia and Africa ready for food systems transformation? Policy insights from Bangladesh, Kenya, Rwanda, and the Philippines.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- On-the-ground realities of health program delivery in addressing community needs: a community-based participatory research approach in the moose Cree First Nation.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Exploring Indigenous-informed contributions to decision-making to support improved food security in Canada: a scoping review.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Article
- Obesity Interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review of Impact and Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Bone health perspectives among Indigenous people: a qualitative study.The Medical journal of Australia · 2025Article
- Centering Equity in Evidence-Informed Decision Making: Theoretical and Practical Considerations.The Milbank quarterly · 2025Article
- Measuring Food and Water Security in an Aboriginal Community in Regional Australia.The Australian journal of rural health · 2025Article
- Food intake in an Australian Aboriginal rural community facing food and water security challenges: A cross-sectional survey.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2025Article
- Cree Food Knowledge and Being Well.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- [Nutritional emergency in the Yanomami territory: actions developed to combat hunger and the interface with commercial determinants of health].Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionIndigenous Peoples worldwide endure unacceptable health disparities with undernutrition and food insecurity often coexisting with obesity and chronic diseases. Policy-level actions are required to eliminate malnutrition in all its forms. However, there has been no systematic synthesis of the evidence of effectiveness of food and nutrition policies for Indigenous Peoples around the world. This review fills that gap.
methodsEight databases were searched for peer-reviewed literature, published between 2000 and 2019. Relevant websites were searched for grey literature. Articles were included if they were original studies, published in English and included data from Indigenous Peoples from Western colonised countries, evaluated a food or nutrition policy (or intervention), and provided quantitative impact/outcome data. Study screening, data extraction and quality assessment were undertaken independently by two authors, at least one of whom was Indigenous. A narrative synthesis was undertaken with studies grouped according to the NOURISHING food policy framework.
resultsWe identified 78 studies from Canada, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the USA. Most studies evaluated targeted interventions, focused on rural or remote Indigenous communities. The most effective interventions combined educational strategies with policies targeting food price, composition and/or availability, particularly in retail and school environments. Interventions to reduce exposure to unhealthy food advertising was the only area of the NOURISHING framework not represented in the literature. Few studies examined the impact of universal food policies on Indigenous Peoples' diets, health or well-being.
conclusionBoth targeted and universal policy action can be effective for Indigenous Peoples. Actions that modify the structures and systems governing food supply through improved availability, access and affordability of healthy foods should be prioritised. More high-quality evidence on the impact of universal food and nutrition policy actions for Indigenous Peoples is required, particularly in urban areas and in the area of food marketing.
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