Healthy Food Policy Development & Evaluation
Preventing obesity and non-communicable disease risk through the implementation of healthy food policies is a growing priority in many countries. School-based nutrition programs and food labelling systems, such as front-of-package labels, are considered important obesity prevention strategies with wide-ranging coverage. Currently, Jamaica and Barbados do not have comprehensive healthy food policies to regulate the exposure to unhealthy food. Examining the dietary contribution of the school and retail food environments and determining impacts on health are crucial to the development and implementation process in the Caribbean.
Projects under this programme
- Healthy Food Policy Project (Jamaica and Barbados). Investigators - Suzanne Soares-Wynter (CAIHR), Shu Wen Ng (Department of Nutrition, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA), Barry Popkin (University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Public Health.)
- Jamaican Pre-packaged Products Food and Nutrient Labels Database. Investigators: Suzanne Soares-Wynter (PI. CAIHR), Shu Wen Ng (Co-PI, UNC), Cherie-Ann Small (CAIHR), Bridget Hollingsworth (UNC)
- Applying Nutrient Profiling Systems to Pre-packaged Foods and Drinks Sold in Jamaica. Investigators: Suzanne Soares-Wynter (PI. CAIHR), Shu Wen Ng (Co-PI, UNC), Cherie-Ann Small (CAIHR), Bridget Hollingsworth (UNC), Stacey-Ann Aiken-Hemming, Donna R. Miles
- Sodium Content of Jamaican Pre-packaged Products. Investigators: Suzanne Soares Wynter (PI), Prudence Hall (PhD Student Co-I), Annalee Gray Brown, Kevon Kerr
- School Environment Audit Study. Suzanne Soares-Wynter (PI - CAIHR), Shu Wen Ng (Co-PI - UNC), Annalee Gray Brown (CAIHR) Khristopher Nicholas (UNC)
- JAMBAR Kids School Study. Investigators: Suzanne Soares-Wynter (PI - CAIHR), Shu Wen Ng (Co-PI - UNC)
- Primary School Children’s Dietary intake and Nutritional Status. Investigators: Suzanne Soares-Wynter (PI - CAIHR), Shu Wen Ng (UNC), Annalee Gray Brown, Kevon Kerr (University Hospital of the West Indies)
- Understanding the need for a whole-of society approach in school nutrition policy implementation: a qualitative analysis. Investigators: Natasha P. Sobers (PI), Lisa Bishop, Shu Wen Ng, Suzanne Soares-Wynter, Natalie S. Greaves and Madhuvanti M. Murphy
- The Role of Street Vendors in the Jamaican School Environment. Investigators: Suzanne Soares-Wynter (PI), Cherie-Ann Small, Annalee Gray Brown, Kevon Kerr
