Local Environment Action on Food project: impact of a community-based food environment intervention in Canada.

ABSTRACT: Children are exposed to food environments that make nutrient-poor, energy-dense food cheap, readily available and heavily marketed; all conditions with potential negative impacts on diet and health. While the need for programmes and policies that improve the status of food environments is clear, greater public support is needed for governments to act. The purpose of this qualitative collective case study was to examine if community engagement in the Local Environment Action on Food (LEAF) project, a community-based food environment intervention in Alberta, Canada, could build public support and create action to promote healthy food environments. Semi-structured interviews with a purposeful sample of 26 stakeholders from 7 communities explored LEAF's impact and stakeholder experiences creat

SUBMITTER: Aylward BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9053459 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature