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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dc.contributor.authorWeimann, Amy
dc.contributor.authorShung-King, Maylene
dc.contributor.authorMcCreedy, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorTatah, Lambed
dc.contributor.authorMapa-Tassou, Clarisse
dc.contributor.authorMuzenda, Trish
dc.contributor.authorGovia, Ishtar
dc.contributor.authorWere, Vincent
dc.contributor.authorOni, Tolu
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-22T11:47:05Z
dc.date.available2021-11-22T11:47:05Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-26
dc.date.updated2021-11-11T14:57:23Z
dc.description.abstractNoncommunicable 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.en_US
dc.identifierdoi: 10.3390/ijerph182111246
dc.identifier.apacitationWeimann, A., Shung-King, M., McCreedy, N., Tatah, L., Mapa-Tassou, C., Muzenda, T., ... Oni, T. (2021). Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context. <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</i>, 18(21), 11246. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35353en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWeimann, Amy, Maylene Shung-King, Nicole McCreedy, Lambed Tatah, Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Trish Muzenda, Ishtar Govia, Vincent Were, and 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." <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</i> 18, 21. (2021): 11246. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35353en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWeimann, A., Shung-King, M., McCreedy, N., Tatah, L., Mapa-Tassou, C., Muzenda, T., Govia, I. & Were, V. et al. 2021. Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context. <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.</i> 18(21):11246. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35353en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Weimann, Amy AU - Shung-King, Maylene AU - McCreedy, Nicole AU - Tatah, Lambed AU - Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse AU - Muzenda, Trish AU - Govia, Ishtar AU - Were, Vincent AU - Oni, Tolu AB - 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. DA - 2021-10-26 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 21 J1 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context TI - Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35353 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/35353
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWeimann A, Shung-King M, McCreedy N, Tatah L, Mapa-Tassou C, Muzenda T, et al. Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(21):11246. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35353.en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Public Healthen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
dc.source.journalissue21en_US
dc.source.journalvolume18en_US
dc.source.pagination11246en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
dc.titleIntersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Contexten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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