The Healthy Food Environment Policy Index in Poland: Implementation Gaps and Actions for Improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poland is facing the growing problem of overweight and obesity in the population, which makes it necessary to conduct a thorough assessment of the existing food environment policies. The aims of the study were: (1) to depict the strength of healthy food environment policies in Poland and identify implementation policies and infrastructure support gaps; (2) to identify and prioritise improvement policies, taking into account their importance, achievability and equity.

Methods

We used the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI). An experts' panel rated Polish policies and infrastructure compared to international best practices and developed a list of recommended improvement actions addressing both components.

Results

eight of the twenty-two policy an

SUBMITTER: Romaniuk P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9180244 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature