Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context

Noncommunicable diseases contribute the greatest to global mortality. Unhealthy diet—a prominent risk factor—is intricately linked to urban built and food environments and requires intersectoral efforts to address. Framings of the noncommunicable disease problem and proposed solutions within global...

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Autores principales:	Amy Weimann, Maylene Shung-King, Nicole McCreedy, Lambed Tatah, Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Trish Muzenda, Ishtar Govia, Vincent Were, Tolu Oni
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	healthy policy noncommunicable diseases NCDs policy analysis diet nutrition Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6f6c00a119d643c882f6f6d1fde24e462021-11-11T16:23:41ZIntersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context10.3390/ijerph1821112461660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/6f6c00a119d643c882f6f6d1fde24e462021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11246https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Noncommunicable diseases contribute the greatest to global mortality. Unhealthy diet—a prominent risk factor—is intricately linked to urban built and food environments and requires intersectoral efforts to address. Framings of the noncommunicable disease problem and proposed solutions within global and African regional diet-related policy documents can reveal how amenable the policy landscape is for supporting intersectoral action for health in low-income to middle-income countries. This study applied a document analysis approach to undertake policy analysis on global and African regional policies related to noncommunicable disease and diet. A total of 62 global and 29 African regional policy documents were analysed. Three problem frames relating to noncommunicable disease and diet were identified at the global and regional level, namely evidence-based, development, and socioeconomic frames. Health promotion, intersectoral and multisectoral action, and evidence-based monitoring and assessment underpinned proposed interventions to improve education and awareness, support structural changes, and improve disease surveillance and monitoring. African policies insufficiently considered associations between food security and noncommunicable disease. In order to effectively address the noncommunicable disease burden, a paradigm shift from ‘health for development’ to ‘development for health’ is required across non-health sectors. Noncommunicable disease considerations should be included within African food security agendas, using malnutrition as a possible intermediary concept to motivate intersectoral action to improve access to nutritious food in African low-income to middle-income countries.Amy WeimannMaylene Shung-KingNicole McCreedyLambed TatahClarisse Mapa-TassouTrish MuzendaIshtar GoviaVincent WereTolu OniMDPI AGarticlehealthy policynoncommunicable diseasesNCDspolicy analysisdietnutritionMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11246, p 11246 (2021)
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spellingShingle	healthy policy noncommunicable diseases NCDs policy analysis diet nutrition Medicine R Amy Weimann Maylene Shung-King Nicole McCreedy Lambed Tatah Clarisse Mapa-Tassou Trish Muzenda Ishtar Govia Vincent Were Tolu Oni Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context
description	Noncommunicable diseases contribute the greatest to global mortality. Unhealthy diet—a prominent risk factor—is intricately linked to urban built and food environments and requires intersectoral efforts to address. Framings of the noncommunicable disease problem and proposed solutions within global and African regional diet-related policy documents can reveal how amenable the policy landscape is for supporting intersectoral action for health in low-income to middle-income countries. This study applied a document analysis approach to undertake policy analysis on global and African regional policies related to noncommunicable disease and diet. A total of 62 global and 29 African regional policy documents were analysed. Three problem frames relating to noncommunicable disease and diet were identified at the global and regional level, namely evidence-based, development, and socioeconomic frames. Health promotion, intersectoral and multisectoral action, and evidence-based monitoring and assessment underpinned proposed interventions to improve education and awareness, support structural changes, and improve disease surveillance and monitoring. African policies insufficiently considered associations between food security and noncommunicable disease. In order to effectively address the noncommunicable disease burden, a paradigm shift from ‘health for development’ to ‘development for health’ is required across non-health sectors. Noncommunicable disease considerations should be included within African food security agendas, using malnutrition as a possible intermediary concept to motivate intersectoral action to improve access to nutritious food in African low-income to middle-income countries.
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author	Amy Weimann Maylene Shung-King Nicole McCreedy Lambed Tatah Clarisse Mapa-Tassou Trish Muzenda Ishtar Govia Vincent Were Tolu Oni
author_facet	Amy Weimann Maylene Shung-King Nicole McCreedy Lambed Tatah Clarisse Mapa-Tassou Trish Muzenda Ishtar Govia Vincent Were Tolu Oni
author_sort	Amy Weimann
title	Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context
title_short	Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context
title_full	Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context
title_fullStr	Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context
title_full_unstemmed	Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context
title_sort	intersectoral action for addressing ncds through the food environment: an analysis of ncd framing in global policies and its relevance for the african context
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6f6c00a119d643c882f6f6d1fde24e46
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Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context

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