Perseverance, partnerships and passion: ingredients for successful local government policy to promote healthy and sustainable diets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Local government authorities are well-placed to invest in evidence-based food policies that promote a population-wide shift to healthy and sustainable diets. This study describes the contextual factors that facilitated or impeded policy-making related to healthy and sustainable diets within a 'best-performing' local government in Victoria, Australia.

Methods

Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), data from semi-structured interviews with individuals involved in developing the City of Greater Bendigo's Food System Strategy were analysed using the seven-stage Framework Method.

Results

Semi-structured interviews (n = 24) were conducted with City of Greater Bendigo employees (n = 15) and key stakeholders working for local organ

SUBMITTER: Barbour LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10494407 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature