Perceived impact and feasibility of strategies to improve access to healthy foods in Washington State, USA

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ID15097348
AutoresDonna B Johnson (University of Washington, autor de correspondencia), Emilee L Quinn, Emilee Quinn (0000-0002-2685-0789, University of Washington), Mary Podrabsky (University of Washington), Nadia Beckwith-Stanley, Nadine Chan (0009-0004-4697-6049, Public Health – Seattle & King County), Amy Ellings (Washington State Department of Health), Tricia Kovacs (Washington State Department of Agriculture), Claire Lane (VillageReach)
Año2013
Volumen16
Número12
Páginas2178-2187
Fecha de publicación2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980013002085
PMID23920357
OpenAlexW2143091182
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas27

Objective The present study measured the perceived impact and political and implementation feasibility of state-level policy strategies related to increasing access to healthy foods and limiting unhealthy foods. Design Potential state-level policy strategies to improve access to healthy foods were identified through a review of evidence-based literature and policy recommendations. Respondents rated the perceived impact and political and implementation feasibility of each policy on a five-point scale using online surveys. Setting Washington State policy process. Subjects Forty-nine content experts (national researchers and subject experts), forty policy experts (state elected officials or their staff, gubernatorial or legislative policy analysts) and forty-five other stakeholders (state-level advocates, programme administrators, food producers). Results In aggregate, respondents rated policy impact and implementation feasibility higher than political feasibility. Policy experts rated policy strategies as less politically feasible compared with content experts ( P P Conclusions Although they may be perceived as potentially impactful, some policies will be more difficult to enact than others. Information about the potential feasibility of policies to improve access to healthy foods can be used to focus limited policy process resources on strategies with the highest potential for enactment, implementation and impact

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