Increase evidence base on policy action relating to healthy diets
Evidence base for healthy diets policy
World Cancer Research Fund International
| Verification status | Verified Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | High Find out more |
| Targeted location | Global - Our aim is for NOURISHING to be a global database. It currently covers 143 countries. It is not yet truly global (including every country) as our methodology makes it difficult to include countries which for example (a) do not publish … |
| Targeted population | Overall population (all ages, both sexes) |
| Primary indicator | Number of policy actions relevant to one of the NOURISHING framework's policy areas including sub-policy areas. |
| Primary indicator baseline | 897 policy actions |
| Primary indicator target | Add 20 new policy actions to the NOURISHING database each year |
| Duration | December, 2021 - May, 2023 |
Goal action plan
We commit to increasing the evidence base about available policy actions to promote healthy diets currently being implemented around the world.
This commitment seeks to contribute to global child and adult obesity reduction targets by providing evidence for policy development.
We will continue to source policy actions from around the world related to healthy diets, in line with the scope of the NOURISHING framework and collate into the NOURISHING database to strengthen the evidence base about what action is being taken where.
Our baseline is 897 policies from 135 countries and we will work to increase our repository of information.
The database will be populated through policy scans, ongoing monitoring and surveillance and contact with in-country officials [The full methodology can be found here: https://www.wcrf.org/policy/policy-databases/nourishing-and-moving-faqs/). All policies will be verified by an in-country expert to confirm eligibility.
Progress in adding countries to the NOURISHING database will be communicated in the
monthly WCRF International policy newsletter: https://www.wcrf.org/policy/policy-newsletter/.
Nutrition Action Classification
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
