Open AccessWindow of opportunity – positioning food and nutrition policy within a sustainability agenda
Author(s) -
Yeatman Heather
Publication year - 2008
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.1753-6405.2008.00184.x
Subject(s) - window of opportunity , sustainability , government (linguistics) , public policy , business , agriculture , food industry , food systems , public health , sustainable agriculture , health policy , food policy , food processing , economic growth , political science , health care , economics , medicine , food security , nursing , geography , engineering , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , law , biology , aerospace engineering
AUTHOR: Public health professionals have an opportunity to refocus national attention on food and nutrition policy, within a sustainability agenda. A broadly based national Food and Nutrition Policy was developed in 1992. However, its implementation has been selective and primarily based within the health sector. Other major policy areas, for example; industry, agriculture and trade, have dominated Australian nutrition and health policy. A broad, whole‐of‐government commitment to a comprehensive food and nutrition policy that engages with the community is required to achieve outcomes in terms of public health, a sustainable environment and viable food production for future generations.