Food democracy, health disparities and the New York City trans fat policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15091045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimberly Elizabeth Johnson (West Chester University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 738-746 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980019003306 |
| PMID | 31839022 |
| OpenAlex | W2996453831 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 49 |
Objective: To investigate food democracy and health disparities in the New York City (NYC) trans fat policy process. Design: Texts from semi-structured interviews, public testimony and comments on the policy were analysed using categorization and thematic coding. A priori content analysis for themes of food democracy was followed by open, axial and selective coding for sub-themes on health disparities. Data and method triangulation and respondent validation were used to establish data dependability, trustworthiness and representativeness. Setting: NYC. Participants: Interviews from a purposive, snowballed sample of thirty-three participants included restaurateurs, scientists, health and consumer advocates, consumers and policy makers. Additionally, 261 pages of transcript from public testimony of fifty-three participants and a purposive sample of public comments on the policy from a pool of 2157 were analysed. Results: Principles of food democracy involving inclusive citizenship, access to information, collaborative participation and focus on collective good were well represented in the data. Additionally, sub-themes linked to health disparities included: government responsibility for fairer access to healthier foods; recognition that people made choices based on circumstances; concern for vulnerable groups; and outrage with a food industry viewed as unconcerned for public health. Conclusions: Principles of food democracy present in the successful process of adoption of the 2006 NYC trans fat policy addressed nutrition-related health. Food democracy is a contemporary food system and policy approach with potential for public health benefits in reducing nutrition-related health disparities
Democracy · Environmental health · Food choice · Health equity · Political science · Politics · Public health · Public policy · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity and Health Practices · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Health Policy
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |