Jimaima Schultz

Dados Biográficos

ID6460042
NOMEJimaima Schultz
PRENOMESJimaima
SOBRENOMESchultz
ASSINATURASCHULTZ J
AFILIAÇÕESFiji National University
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2010
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2019
ÍNDICE H1

  • Contribution of fat, sugar and salt to diets in the Pacific Islands

    Open AccessJoseph Alvin Santos, Briar L McKenzie et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2019

    Objective Pacific Island countries are experiencing a high burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases; and consumption of fat, sugar and salt are important modifiable risk factors contributing to this. The present study systematically reviewed and summarized available literature on dietary intakes of fat, sugar and salt in the Pacific Islands. Design Electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect and GlobalHealth) were searched from 20…

  • Cost-effectiveness of reducing salt intake in the Pacific Islands

    Open AccessJacqui Webster, Wendy Snowdon et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    Salt reduction is a global priority and all Member States of the World Health Organization have agreed on a target to reduce salt intake by 30% by 2025, as part of the global action plan to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases. The study described by this protocol will be the first to provide a robust assessment of salt intake and the impact of salt reduction interventions in the Pacific Islands. As such, it will inform the development …

  • Process evaluation of a community-based adolescent obesity prevention project in Tonga

    Open AccessKalesita Fotu, Kalesita F Fotu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    The adolescent obesity interventions implemented as part of the MYP program comprised a wide range of activities conducted in multiple settings, touched a broad spectrum of the population (wider than the target group), but the dose and frequency of activities were generally insufficient and not sustained. Also the project confirmed that, while the MYP resulted in increased community awareness of healthy behaviours, Tonga is still in its infancy i…

  • Trade and the Nutrition Transition

    Anne Marie Thow, Peter Heywood et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2011

    This article describes pathways through which trade policy change in two Pacific Island countries has contributed to changes in the food supply, and thereby to the nutrition transition. The effect of various trade policies from 1960 to 2005 on trends in food imports and availability is described, and case studies are presented for four foods associated with the nutrition transition and chronic disease in the Pacific. Trade policies (including lib…

  • Modelling of potential food policy interventions in Fiji and Tonga and their impacts on noncommunicable disease mortality

    Open AccessWendy Snowdon, Marj Moodie et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2011Citada por: 2Referências: 1

  • Evidence-informed process to identify policies that will promote a healthy food environment in the Pacific Islands

    Open AccessWendy Snowdon, Mark Lawrence et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2010

    Objective To implement a systematic evidence-informed process to enable Fiji and Tonga to identify the most feasible and targeted policy interventions which would have most impact on diet-related non-communicable diseases. Design A multisectoral stakeholder group of policy advisers was formed in each country. They used participatory approaches to identify the problem policies and gaps contributing to an unhealthy food environment. Potential solut…