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Protocol for a Multi-Level Policy Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa and the Caribbean

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Despite significant global policy development for addressing NCDs, the extent to which global policies find expression in low-and-middle income countries’ (LMIC) policies, designed to mitigate against NCDs, is unclear. This pr...

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Autores principales: Shung-King, Maylene, Weimann, Amy, McCreedy, Nicole, Tatah, Lambed, Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse, Muzenda, Trish, Govia, Ishtar, Were, Vincent, Oni, Tolu
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8700960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948671
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413061
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author Shung-King, Maylene
Weimann, Amy
McCreedy, Nicole
Tatah, Lambed
Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse
Muzenda, Trish
Govia, Ishtar
Were, Vincent
Oni, Tolu
author_facet Shung-King, Maylene
Weimann, Amy
McCreedy, Nicole
Tatah, Lambed
Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse
Muzenda, Trish
Govia, Ishtar
Were, Vincent
Oni, Tolu
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description Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Despite significant global policy development for addressing NCDs, the extent to which global policies find expression in low-and-middle income countries’ (LMIC) policies, designed to mitigate against NCDs, is unclear. This protocol is part of a portfolio of projects within the Global Diet and Activity Research (GDAR) Network, which aims to support the prevention of NCDs in LMICs, with a specific focus on Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa and Jamaica. This paper outlines the protocol for a study that seeks to explore the current policy environment in relation to the reduction of key factors influencing the growing epidemic of NCDs. The study proposes to examine policies at the global, regional and country level, related to the reduction of sugar and salt intake, and the promotion of physical activity (as one dimension of healthy placemaking). The overall study will comprise several sub-studies conducted at a global, regional and country level in Cameroon, Kenya and South Africa. In combination with evidence generated from other GDAR workstreams, results from the policy analyses will contribute to identifying opportunities for action in the reduction of NCDs in LMICs.
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spelling pubmed-87009602021-12-24 Protocol for a Multi-Level Policy Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa and the Caribbean Shung-King, Maylene Weimann, Amy McCreedy, Nicole Tatah, Lambed Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse Muzenda, Trish Govia, Ishtar Were, Vincent Oni, Tolu Int J Environ Res Public Health Study Protocol Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Despite significant global policy development for addressing NCDs, the extent to which global policies find expression in low-and-middle income countries’ (LMIC) policies, designed to mitigate against NCDs, is unclear. This protocol is part of a portfolio of projects within the Global Diet and Activity Research (GDAR) Network, which aims to support the prevention of NCDs in LMICs, with a specific focus on Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa and Jamaica. This paper outlines the protocol for a study that seeks to explore the current policy environment in relation to the reduction of key factors influencing the growing epidemic of NCDs. The study proposes to examine policies at the global, regional and country level, related to the reduction of sugar and salt intake, and the promotion of physical activity (as one dimension of healthy placemaking). The overall study will comprise several sub-studies conducted at a global, regional and country level in Cameroon, Kenya and South Africa. In combination with evidence generated from other GDAR workstreams, results from the policy analyses will contribute to identifying opportunities for action in the reduction of NCDs in LMICs. MDPI 2021-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8700960/ /pubmed/34948671 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413061 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Weimann, Amy
McCreedy, Nicole
Tatah, Lambed
Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse
Muzenda, Trish
Govia, Ishtar
Were, Vincent
Oni, Tolu
Protocol for a Multi-Level Policy Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa and the Caribbean
title Protocol for a Multi-Level Policy Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa and the Caribbean
title_full Protocol for a Multi-Level Policy Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa and the Caribbean
title_fullStr Protocol for a Multi-Level Policy Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa and the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed Protocol for a Multi-Level Policy Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa and the Caribbean
title_short Protocol for a Multi-Level Policy Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa and the Caribbean
title_sort protocol for a multi-level policy analysis of non-communicable disease determinants of diet and physical activity: implications for low- and middle-income countries in africa and the caribbean
topic Study Protocol
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8700960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34948671
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413061
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