Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments

Globally, there is increasing interest in monitoring actions to create healthy, equitable and environmentally sustainable food environments. Currently, there is a lack of detailed tools for monitoring and benchmarking university food environments. This study aimed to develop the University Food Envi...

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Autores principales:	Davina Mann, Janelle Kwon, Shaan Naughton, Sinead Boylan, Jasmine Chan, Karen Charlton, Jane Dancey, Carolyn Dent, Amanda Grech, Victoria Hobbs, Sophie Lamond, Sandra Murray, Melissa Yong, Gary Sacks
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	food environments environmental sustainability assessment tool equity university Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:570050156d9040e7871ae0190a921d512021-11-25T17:49:16ZDevelopment of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments10.3390/ijerph1822118951660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/570050156d9040e7871ae0190a921d512021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11895https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Globally, there is increasing interest in monitoring actions to create healthy, equitable and environmentally sustainable food environments. Currently, there is a lack of detailed tools for monitoring and benchmarking university food environments. This study aimed to develop the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) tool and process to benchmark the healthiness, equity, and environmental sustainability of food environments in tertiary education settings, and pilot test its implementation in three Australian universities in 2021. The Uni-Food tool development was informed by a review of the literature and input from an expert advisory panel. It comprises three components: (1) university systems and governance, (2) campus facilities and environments, and (3) food retail outlets. The process for implementing the tool is designed for universities to self-assess the extent to which they have implemented recommended practice in 68 indicators, across 16 domains, weighted based on their relative importance. The pilot implementation of the tool identified moderate diversity in food environments across universities and highlighted several opportunities for improvements at each institution. The assessment process was found to be reliable, with assessors rating the tool as easy to use, requiring minimal resources. Broad application of the tool has the potential to increase accountability and guide best practice in tertiary education and other complex institutional settings.Davina MannJanelle KwonShaan NaughtonSinead BoylanJasmine ChanKaren CharltonJane DanceyCarolyn DentAmanda GrechVictoria HobbsSophie LamondSandra MurrayMelissa YongGary SacksMDPI AGarticlefood environmentsenvironmental sustainabilityassessmenttoolequityuniversityMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11895, p 11895 (2021)
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spellingShingle	food environments environmental sustainability assessment tool equity university Medicine R Davina Mann Janelle Kwon Shaan Naughton Sinead Boylan Jasmine Chan Karen Charlton Jane Dancey Carolyn Dent Amanda Grech Victoria Hobbs Sophie Lamond Sandra Murray Melissa Yong Gary Sacks Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments
description	Globally, there is increasing interest in monitoring actions to create healthy, equitable and environmentally sustainable food environments. Currently, there is a lack of detailed tools for monitoring and benchmarking university food environments. This study aimed to develop the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) tool and process to benchmark the healthiness, equity, and environmental sustainability of food environments in tertiary education settings, and pilot test its implementation in three Australian universities in 2021. The Uni-Food tool development was informed by a review of the literature and input from an expert advisory panel. It comprises three components: (1) university systems and governance, (2) campus facilities and environments, and (3) food retail outlets. The process for implementing the tool is designed for universities to self-assess the extent to which they have implemented recommended practice in 68 indicators, across 16 domains, weighted based on their relative importance. The pilot implementation of the tool identified moderate diversity in food environments across universities and highlighted several opportunities for improvements at each institution. The assessment process was found to be reliable, with assessors rating the tool as easy to use, requiring minimal resources. Broad application of the tool has the potential to increase accountability and guide best practice in tertiary education and other complex institutional settings.
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author	Davina Mann Janelle Kwon Shaan Naughton Sinead Boylan Jasmine Chan Karen Charlton Jane Dancey Carolyn Dent Amanda Grech Victoria Hobbs Sophie Lamond Sandra Murray Melissa Yong Gary Sacks
author_facet	Davina Mann Janelle Kwon Shaan Naughton Sinead Boylan Jasmine Chan Karen Charlton Jane Dancey Carolyn Dent Amanda Grech Victoria Hobbs Sophie Lamond Sandra Murray Melissa Yong Gary Sacks
author_sort	Davina Mann
title	Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments
title_short	Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments
title_full	Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments
title_fullStr	Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments
title_full_unstemmed	Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments
title_sort	development of the university food environment assessment (uni-food) tool and process to benchmark the healthiness, equity, and environmental sustainability of university food environments
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/570050156d9040e7871ae0190a921d51
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Development of the University Food Environment Assessment (Uni-Food) Tool and Process to Benchmark the Healthiness, Equity, and Environmental Sustainability of University Food Environments

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