Charting Availability of Processed and Unprocessed Foods in School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments in an Urban Australian Setting

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Oaken, Holly
Vaughan, Lisa
Fa'avale, Nicola
Ware, Robert S
Schubert, Lisa
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2017
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School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments (SNNEs) can facilitate or impede healthy eating. This study describes the SNNEs surrounding 6 Good Start Program (GSP) schools in 5 suburbs in Logan, Queensland. Relative density of healthy and unhealthy food outlets was calculated for SNNEs surrounding GSP (6) and non-GSP (10) schools within the 5 suburbs. Relative accessibility of minimally processed and highly processed food and drink in SNNEs of the 6 GSP schools was determined using shelf measurements of snack foods. Unhealthy outlets greatly outnumber healthy outlets (mean relative density 15.6%, median 19.1%). The majority of outlets stock predominantly highly processed food and drink. Study areas are dominated by unhealthy food outlets and highly processed food.

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Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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2017

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Health services and systems

Public health

Urban and regional planning

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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Childhood Obesity

Snack Foods

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Oaken, H; Vaughan, L; Fa'avale, N; Ware, RS; Schubert, L, Charting Availability of Processed and Unprocessed Foods in School Neighbourhood Nutrition Environments in an Urban Australian Setting, Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2017, 2017, pp. 8397469

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