Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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The Published Literature on Handoffs in Hospitals
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A review of existing research on handoffs in order to inform the improvement and standardization of the handoff process in hospitals found that in existing literature, key concepts remain poorly defined and that patient safety is not analyzed against handoffs' other functions.
Food and Beverage Brands that Market to Children and Adolescents on the Internet
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study analyzed branded Web sites aimed at children and found that nearly half contained a designated children's area, but only 13 percent met the the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA) nutrition criteria.
Reshaping the Food System for Ecological Public Health
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Food policies created in the mid 20th century to deal with undersupply are ill suited to address today's challenges of over, under and mal-consumption and the gross inequalities that exist within and between nations. The ecological public health approach proposed in this article could help provide vision for 21st century policy on food systems.
Identifying Innovative Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating Using Consumption-Oriented Food Supply Chain Analysis
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The authors develop a five-step method for conducting what is provisionally termed consumption-oriented food supply chain analysis and discuss potential applications, including a preliminary examination of the supply of Coca-Cola beverages into school vending machines.
US-Based Food and Agricultural Value Chains and Their Relevance to Healthy Diets
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A Global Value Chain (GVC) analysis examines the structure of food production and consumption systems and identifies leverage points that can bring change at a structural level. This article applies the GVC framework to two food value chains—chicken and tomatoes—to gain insights into the contemporary dynamics of food supply chains and their implications for healthy diets.
Economies of Size in Production Agriculture
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Economies of size exist in production agriculture but these economies are dissipated much sooner than is realized. The emphasis on economies of size has also produced many undesirable consequences, which threaten both health and food security.
Agriculture Policy is Health Policy
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Arguing that a healthy food system should ensure the well-being of both consumers and farmers (in addition to the producers, processors and distributors upon whom they depend), the authors make several recommendations for personal, institutional and regulatory actions that health professionals can take to influence future food policy.
Recipe for a Better Tomorrow
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Food and agricultural businesses must take responsibility for improving the benefits they bring to the environment, as well as the health and well-being of the people and communities they touch, according to this commentary by a food industry executive appearing in a special issue of the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition.
Affordability and Obesity
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between obesity and the affordability of food. While some argue that the availability of certain types of foods has a causal effect on obesity, there is little definitive data supporting this claim.
Places to Intervene to Make Complex Food Systems More Healthy, Green, Fair, and Affordable
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines papers presented at a conference in April 2009 that focused on food systems and public health. By analyzing statements in these papers by theme and intervention level, the authors provide a profile of the level and type of problems being discussed.