Enhancing evidence use in public health nutrition policymaking: theoretical insights from a New Zealand case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enhancing the use of evidence in policymaking is critical to addressing the global burden of nutrition-related disease. Whilst the public health nutrition community has embraced evidence-informed policymaking, their approach of defining relevant evidence and evaluating policy has not brought about major shifts in policymaking. This article uses a public health nutrition case study to refine a novel theory-informed framework for enhancing the use of evidence in government public health nutrition policymaking. Our aim is to contribute insights from evidence-informed policy to the emerging paradigm in public health nutrition policymaking.

Methods

An enquiry framework informed by three groups of theories underpinning evidence-informed policy was used to explore the ro

SUBMITTER: Field P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5124286 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature