Open AccessAustralia's food regulations — challenges for public health advocacy
Author(s) -
Yeatman Heather
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.2002.tb00359.x
Subject(s) - public health , public health policy , relevance (law) , environmental health , public relations , political science , policy advocacy , health policy , public policy , business , public administration , medicine , nursing , law
Abstract Objective : To illustrate current challenges to public health advocacy through examining the case of the development of food regulations in Australia. Method : To present a case study of the recent changes to the structures for the development of food regulations in Australia and aspects of the new Food Standards Code that have direct relevance to public health. Results : Clear links between the policy setting structure and some types of public health advocacy strategies are made. Conclusions and recommendations : The challenge for public health advocacy is to ensure that professional associations as well as individual health professionals are cognisant of the environment within which public policy is developed, as well as being able to professionally comment on the content of public policy, for positive impacts on public health priorities to be achieved.