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ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2023

Characterizing restrictions on commercial advertising and sponsorship of harmful commodities in local government policies: a nationwide study in England.

Sarah McKevitt, Martin White, Mark Petticrew, Carolyn Summerbell, Milica Vasiljevic, Emma Boyland, Steven Cummins, Anthony A Laverty, Christopher Millett, Frank de Vocht and 2 more

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Article in Journal of public health (Oxford, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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12 authors.

Sarah McKevittPublic Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Martin WhiteMRC Epidemiology Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Mark PetticrewDepartment of Public Health, Environments & Society, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Carolyn SummerbellCentre for Translational Research in Public Health, Fuse, Newcastle, UK.
Milica VasiljevicCentre for Translational Research in Public Health, Fuse, Newcastle, UK.
Emma BoylandDepartment of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Steven CumminsPopulation Health Innovation Lab, Department of Public Health, Environments & Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Anthony A LavertyPublic Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Christopher MillettPublic Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Frank de VochtPopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Cornelia JunghansNIHR Applied Research Collaboration Northwest London (NIHR ARC), London, UK.
Eszter P VamosPublic Health Policy Evaluation Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_00006/7Medical Research Council MR/S037519/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommercial advertising and sponsorship drive the consumption of harmful commodities. Local authorities (LAs) have considerable powers to reduce such exposures. This study aimed to characterize local commercial policies across all English LAs.

methodsWe conducted a census of all English LAs (n = 333) to identify local commercial policies concerning advertising and sponsorship of tobacco, alcohol, less healthy foods and gambling, through online searches and Freedom of Information requests. We explored policy presence, commodity frequency and type, and associations with LA characteristics (region, urban/rural and deprivation).

resultsOnly a third (106) of LAs in England had a relevant policy (32%). These included restrictions on tobacco (91%), gambling (79%), alcohol (74%) and/or less healthy foods (24%). Policy prevalence was lowest in the East of England (22%), North East (25%) and North West (27%), higher in urban areas (36%) than rural areas (28%) and lower in the least (27%) compared with the most (38%) deprived areas. Definitions in policies varied, particularly for alcohol and less healthy foods.

conclusionsEnglish LAs currently underutilize their levers to reduce the negative impacts of harmful commodity industry marketing, particularly concerning less healthy foods. Standardized guidance, including clarity on definitions and application, could inform local policy development.

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AdvertisingLocal GovernmentHumansIndustryMarketingPolicySocial Determinants of Healthadvertisementalcoholcommercialcommercial determinants of healthdocument analysisfast foodsgamblingharmful commodity industryHFSSjunk foodslocal authoritylocal governmentmarketingnon-communicable diseasespolicypopulation healthpromotionpublic healthsponsorshipsugar-sweetened beveragestobaccoultra-processed foodunhealthy commodity industry

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PMCPMC10687598

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