Nutritionists as policy advocates: the case of obesity prevention in Quebec, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A core function of the public health nutrition workforce is advocacy. Little is known of the nutritionists' role in policymaking from a policy process theory perspective. The current study analyses the nutritionists' role in advocating for a six-year governmental plan on obesity prevention in Quebec, Canada.

Design

We conducted qualitative research using Quebec's obesity policy as a case study to understand the role of nutritionists in advocating for obesity prevention policies. A conceptual framework combining the Advocacy Coalition Framework with a political analysis model based on the Theory of the Strategic Actor was developed to analyse the beliefs, interests and strategies of policy actors including nutritionists. Data sources comprised semi-structured open-e

SUBMITTER: Wassef J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991765 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature